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

Being alone for some,
Has become less an option......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXcdXaXedeXdcbbdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100111 1011110 1010101 10010001 1101 010111 11101 1010011 111101 110110 10100100 10001010 1100011 11010010 0101001 100001 10010011 11000111 0100100 10010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 546
  • Average number of words per stanza: 93
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Pick;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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