This is an analysis of the poem It Will Still Be There that begins with:

Take it ot leave it.
It will still be there....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAcdeBfffbBAAbccXfBefaeBXfdB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 29,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110 00101 010 10101 001110101 0011010100 00101 000101010 01101 001101 11101 00101 10110 010 011 101011 101 1110110 11101011 00101 10101 000101010 111010001 100 00101 10100101100 111010 001101 00101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 693
  • Average number of words per stanza: 138
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • 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:

    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, to are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase it connects the lines.

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

  • summary of It Will Still Be There;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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