This is an analysis of the poem If You Really Want It that begins with:
You don't have to give it up to come to a stop.
You don't have to give it up to come to a stop....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AAAA AAAA bACACDE dA bACACDE dA fAfAfAA fAfAfAA bAA bACAAXbAAAAa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,2,7,2,7,7,3,12,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111010101001 111010101001 111010101001 111001111001 111011001001 111011001001 111011001001 111001111001 010 1011 010 01001 110 001 001 1 10101 010 1011 010 01001 110 001 001 1 10101 1 111010101001 1 111010101001 1 111010101001 111001111001 1 111010101001 1 111010101001 1 111010101001 011010111001 010 1011 011010111001 010 1011 010 01001 011010111001 010 1011 011010111001 011010111001 011010111001 011010111001
- Amount of stanzas: 11
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 54
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; to, you, it, come, stop, up, give, have are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you, if are repeated.
The author used the same words you, successful at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines stop, top are repeated).
The poet repeated the same word top at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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