This is an analysis of the poem Chances To Take that begins with:

I can not live my life,
With my eyes affixed to the past....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdbde fXebcXf abXdfbfe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111111 01101001 111010111 10010101 001001011101 1010101001 111010 1001101001 11010101001 1111101101 010011101 1101001 100100010 101011110 1100010111111 0110100111 1110101111011 1110010101 000100100010111 101000010011101 1011100111101 110100101000110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 308
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 Chances To Take;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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