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Content:The title of the poem Whatif refers to the fears and paranoid
questions we have at night, as we are more vulnerable. The poet
combines the words what and if in a child-like manner. The
Main theme of the poem is fears of a child. In almost every line
the poet adds a new fear. He mentions numerous childish fears
like the fear of failing at school, being bullied, growing green
chest hair and teeth not growing straight. He also mentions fears
that a human at any age can relate to such as the fear of getting
sick, dying, parents getting divorced and wars breaking out. The
speaker in this poem is a child, so it is something any child (also a
teenager) an identify with. The tone of the poem is anxious to
reflect how being afraid can shake us.
Symbols and motifs:The motif of the poem is distinctly fears; it is evident in the
repetition of the word whatif which refers to a new kind of fear in
every new line. The symbols of fear are mentioned throughout the
poem. The idea of the night, with the fears crawling inside the
childs ear, deliver the idea. The fear of getting beat up, or
accidentally drinking poison.