This is an analysis of the poem Choose To Dance In Sunlight that begins with:

Choose to dance in sunlight,
And refuse the clouds ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCXABDEFGHHHIJHABCXABDEFGHHHIJHfj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 34,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011 10101 101111 1111 110 111110 101111010 011110 1111 11010010101 11110001101 101 11101001 111 110 11010111001 101011 10101 101111 1111 110 111110 101111010 011110 1111 11010010101 11110001101 101 11101001 111 110 11010111001 1111011 111101100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 947
  • Average number of words per stanza: 171
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, more are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines again is repeated).

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

  • summary of Choose To Dance In Sunlight;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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