This is an analysis of the poem Ifs And Buts that begins with:
You want me to believe in you.
In everything you may say and do....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AABAC dXefd DEgg DEhh AABACXfbbe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,4,10,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11100101 010111111 11111111 1010111 11011 11011011101 10101110 1011 11010111 111001001 101100101 1001001101 1011101011 11010101011 101100101 1001001101 110110111 111111011101 11100101 010111111 11111111 1010111 11011 110101111 1111111001 0101101111 1111000001011
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 27
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, me, that are repeated.
The author used the same word you 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 Ifs And Buts;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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