This is an analysis of the poem Only If It Is Advantageous that begins with:
Only if it is advantageous,
Will a renewed interest shown......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCB badeef XgXchfg bb IAFFFde ABCB cbbaaXbb XX IAFFFABCBXch
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,7,2,7,4,8,2,12,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100001010 00011001 01101 01 10110101010 011010 1011110110 101101010100 111100 00101001 100010 1111111 00010111110010 111110 11111 111000100110 010100011101 1011101 0010001010001 11 11110110 1001010101 11001 110 00110111 110111100 100001010 00011001 01101 01 111101 10111010 1010101011 1101111 111101 1111011010 11101010010001 10101010101100 1 1111011 11 11110110 1001010101 11001 110 100001010 00011001 01101 01 111111001 1101101001
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 51
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; to is repeated.
The author used the same word only 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 Only If It Is Advantageous;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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