This is an analysis of the poem If Situations Were Different that begins with:
Once something has been torn down,
And ceases to exist......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABB babcdXa cXXdbX ABBXbXc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,7,6,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101011 110001 10 11101 11101 010100100 001001010 00101010 1100010101 111111101 0100010 10 11110 10010 11110111100 1 1101011 110001 10 11000010100 1010 110110010 1
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they, as are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of If Situations Were Different;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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