This is an analysis of the poem The Choice that begins with:

This Consul Casement—he who heard the cry
Of stricken people—and who in his fight...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabacdcXcccec efbgagfhXXhcXdcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01010011101 0101011001 0101010101 1111000101 1111110101 1110011111 1011010111 1101010101 111101 1111111101 110100100100 0111000111 1001001101 110010101111 0101010100 110010010101 0101010111 1011010111 1111010011 01110011101 11010000101 11011101010 1011011101 1101010101 1011010111 11010011101 1111110101 1101110110 0111010101 1011011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 649
  • Average number of words per stanza: 118
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word he is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Choice;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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