This is an analysis of the poem A Choice To Choose that begins with:

There is nothing anyone,
Can continue to say or do....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD efXagggg ABCD cchc Xdddggg abhXahe Xcgbhf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,4,4,7,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1010100 10100111 01010001100 11000101 11010011101 010010 1100010 0010110 11101001 0110110101 1001101110 010100100100100 1010100 10100111 01010001100 11000101 0101010110 010110100 111 01101011 010101010 1011100010 00111 100111011 01000010100 1101010 100100101 01111001 11010001 001010101101 10011 0010010 000101111 1000111 1010010101 100100 01010100 1010101 101001 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, this are repeated.

    The author used the same word if at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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