This is an analysis of the poem Perhaps If I Fantasized that begins with:

Perhaps if I fantasized,
I'd find less time to be critical....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbcXXdcd AaebXeeAX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0101101 111100100 01010111010 110110010100 10111 1110100010 1110100001 1101 11010101 0101101 11110001 111100010 00100011 1001111 1010110001010 010011101001 0101101 1101111010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 305
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 author used the same word perhaps at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Perhaps If I Fantasized;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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