Analysis of Is and If



Is moves to if
If is the perfect is
Is is happier if

If pushes is
If is after is
If and is become one

Is and if mated
If and is for a moment
If becomes is

To Be
Continuing
To Be


Scheme aba bbx xxb CxC
Poetic Form
Metre 1111 110011 111001 1101 11101 101011 10110 1011010 1011 11 0100 11
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 184
Words 49
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 11
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 34
Words per stanza (avg) 11

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Written on May 05, 2022

Submitted by rbcmwebb on May 05, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Richard Webb

Retired suburbanite. Spent 30 years or so in manufcturing. more…

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