This is an analysis of the poem Too Many Gifted Drift On 'Ifs' that begins with:
Too many gifted drift on 'ifs'.
Unsatisfied with a life that's missed....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XAABB XcXX aaaa ccb XAABB
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,3,5,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 11010111 010100111 10010101 1101110110 0110111010 110101111 1001010100 01100101110 110110110 0110010101 1101011101 0101010101 010101010101 0101010111 010001010111 001001111 11010111 010100111 10010101 1101110110 0110111010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, in are repeated.
The author used the same word too at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of Too Many Gifted Drift On 'Ifs';
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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