This is an analysis of the poem If...You Are One Of The Lucky Ones that begins with:

Whether you get it from me or not...
You 'are' going to get it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcbdXbbefdebegXcfAdfhdgXgAceagigiXaXajheaejc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 46,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101100111 11010010 11111010111 0111111001 11101000101011 0011110 010010101000100 111010110101 1111110111 111011101010101 1111101 010111111 11111011011 1111011 110101 111010110011001 1110111 100101 1 1100 11110 101 11010 101 11101101 11 1101 1100 111011 00101110110 1101011 0111001 101 01001 1010101101001 00011001111 11 111100 100101111 11100111101 0 11100101 110001011111 11 1011 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1452
  • Average number of words per stanza: 262
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, someone, who are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word someone is repeated.

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  • summary of If...You Are One Of The Lucky Ones;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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