This is an analysis of the poem Lxxii The Choice, Ii that begins with:
Watch thou and fear; to-morrow thou shalt die.
Or art thou sure thou shalt have time for death?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXaabXa cdaadc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1111010111 1111111111 0101111100 0111110101 1111011111 1101100111 10101010100 01001110111 1111110111 1111011111 1111110100 1001011101 0011110110 1011001111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 365
- Average number of words per stanza: 62
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 9
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thou is repeated.
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