This is an analysis of the poem A Choice To Make that begins with:
Sometimes a choice to make,
Doesn't seem to be the best one....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abccdaefgdecdc XX fce X ddcgdecX XX ce X Xfb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,2,3,1,8,2,2,1,3,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010101 10100011 011110101 10100101 01 1100110101 0010 110111110 1110100100 110010 110101011 110101001 01 010001001010 1 111111 1 110 1 10111 01 1010101001 1010001 11010100 01110110 1100100001 11010110 0110101100 111101 01011 101011 010101 11011 11110100 11101 111010
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
- Average number of words per stanza: 18
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of A Choice To Make;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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