This is an analysis of the poem It Factor that begins with:

If it has 'It Factor',
Very few have it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAXABCAA XAXABCAA dXdXaA X X X X XAAXa X X X Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,6,1,1,1,1,5,1,1,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001110 10110 1110 001 11010 0010 101 1001 000110 10110 1110 001 11010 0010 101 1001 011001010 0001011010 010001010 11011101 0001 1101 1000010110011 111110 1000010101011 111110 000110 10110 1101 011110 1111101 1000010110011 111110 1000010101011 111110 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 76
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • 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 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; be, it, 'it, factor' are repeated.

    The author used the same word if 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 factor' is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word distract at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of It Factor;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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