This is an analysis of the poem It's Okay If You Blow Me Off that begins with:

It's okay if you blow me off.
Who knows, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC Xdc cdXeeXABC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 01101111 11 111010 111010 1111111 00101101 0100001 01010101 001010 100110011 11 01101111 11 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 83
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of It's Okay If You Blow Me Off;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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