This is an analysis of the poem If You Ever Make A Mistake that begins with:
If you make a mistake,
Admit it....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCDC ABCDC XeXe Xcfc ba ABCDC ABCDC fff CAX B ABCDC ABCDC CAX Bbacc XcXeX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,4,2,5,5,3,3,1,5,5,3,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011001 010 11011011 111010001 010101011 01101001 1010 1101001 111010001 10111101 111110110 10101 1110011 1001 10111100 101001 1101111010 111001 100110001 1111 011001 010 11011011 111010001 010101011 01101001 1010 1101001 111010001 10111101 101101111 011011 11001 101111 111001 110111 1010010 011001 010 11011011 111010001 010101011 01101001 1010 1101001 111010001 10111101 101111 111001 110111 1010010 0110 1011110111 101 1111 1 11 11 1011101 1101
- Amount of stanzas: 15
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
- Average number of words per stanza: 20
- Amount of lines: 60
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
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; it, that are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word so is repeated.
The author used the same word if at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of If You Ever Make A Mistake;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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