Analysis of If you, then I



If you were on the ground,
then I would be the floor
and If I had a lock and key,
you’d be an opened door.

If I’m a country road,
then you would be a tree,
tilting-- taunting gravity
to share your shade with me.

If you-- a bowl of ice cream,
then I-- a silver spoon
and if you know how to whistle,
then I know just the tune!

If jewels were what I wanted,
then I would be a rock
and you would be the mountain
putting pressure on the spot.

If I were superstitious,
you’d be my lucky hat
and if you like things even,
well, then I’m alright with that!

If you were a vast ocean,
then I would be the bay
asking for the moon
not to pull the tide away.

If I had asked a question,
then you would be the mark
and if one of us had been a match,
the other’d be a spark!


Scheme XABA XBBB XCXC XXDX XEXE DFCF DGXG
Poetic Form Quatrain  (71%)
Metre 110101 111101 01110101 111101 110101 111101 1010100 111111 1101111 110101 01111110 111101 11001110 111101 0111010 1010101 110010 111101 0111110 111111 1100110 111101 10101 1110101 1111010 111101 011111101 01101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 749
Words 163
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 81
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Jana Satterlund

I wrote my first poem at the age of 10. Although I enjoyed reading and writing poetry, I didn't truly appreciate it until a few years ago. At 21 I started really writing for myself as a release. It has surely become my escape, my late night ritual, my confession. I feel honored to be a part of this community where so many talented poets come together. I appreciate any sentiment and am elated at the opportunity to comment on so many beautiful pieces! more…

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