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

Whether or not I am eligible,
To live a life I see fit......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abbccdX deadXbdce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011111000 0101111 1011 11001010 1101110100 01001110011100010 010 0101 111111 001010010 1110100001101100 11 11011 11 001001 100001001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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