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

PLAGUE take the dull and dusty town,
Its paved and sordid mazes, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb cXcX dede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11011101 0111010 101110101 0101110 01111101 0101010 11010111 1111010 11011111 11011110 11010111 1101110 11011101 0111010 11010101 1101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

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