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“IF” BY E.E.
CUMMINGS
Lit Like Bic
The title of the poem
symbolizes
possibilities, as in
things that we all
hope will happen but
normally don’t
 The narrator is
pondering over what
life would be like if
certain things were
different
 The setting is a
theoretical alternative
reality where the bad
things that occur are
opposite than in the
real world
The speaker in this poem is I, as referred to at the
end of the first stanza
At the end of the second stanza he uses the word
“you”, implying that he is also talking to
somebody
The author also uses the term “we” at the end of
the final stanza, confirming that he is indeed
talking to someone else
 The speaker ponders over how if certain (bad) things
were different in the past, things might seem to be better
off for him and for the world.
 However, the speaker realizes that if those things had not
occurred then he would be a different person, you would
be a different person, and the world would be a different
world.
 The speaker believes even if the world was “perfect”,
people would still find something to complain about.
 The speaker appreciates what he has and who he has
become, rather than taking his happiness for granted.
Words that
describe the
tone of the
poem as well as
the language
This poem consists
of 3 stanzas all with
6 lines that follow
the same rhythm The poem uses
an ABAAAB
rhyme scheme
How would the suggestion of an
alternative reality change the
world as we know it?
Cummings uses imagery with words such as
“freckles”, “measles”, and “earth” in order for
the reader to visualize what he is saying
The entire poem itself can be a symbol for how
humans, in a perfect world, will never be
satisfied.
Created with a reflective/meditative structure.

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Poetry Presentation

  • 2. The title of the poem symbolizes possibilities, as in things that we all hope will happen but normally don’t
  • 3.  The narrator is pondering over what life would be like if certain things were different  The setting is a theoretical alternative reality where the bad things that occur are opposite than in the real world
  • 4. The speaker in this poem is I, as referred to at the end of the first stanza At the end of the second stanza he uses the word “you”, implying that he is also talking to somebody The author also uses the term “we” at the end of the final stanza, confirming that he is indeed talking to someone else
  • 5.  The speaker ponders over how if certain (bad) things were different in the past, things might seem to be better off for him and for the world.  However, the speaker realizes that if those things had not occurred then he would be a different person, you would be a different person, and the world would be a different world.  The speaker believes even if the world was “perfect”, people would still find something to complain about.  The speaker appreciates what he has and who he has become, rather than taking his happiness for granted.
  • 6. Words that describe the tone of the poem as well as the language
  • 7. This poem consists of 3 stanzas all with 6 lines that follow the same rhythm The poem uses an ABAAAB rhyme scheme
  • 8. How would the suggestion of an alternative reality change the world as we know it?
  • 9. Cummings uses imagery with words such as “freckles”, “measles”, and “earth” in order for the reader to visualize what he is saying The entire poem itself can be a symbol for how humans, in a perfect world, will never be satisfied. Created with a reflective/meditative structure.