This is an analysis of the poem Choosing To Finesse With The Best Of Etiquette that begins with:

From my perspective,
That is all this is....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AB CdDEAff gbXbX XdfXXhf iiIgIdbbg AB CdDEAcigXfghff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,7,5,7,9,2,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010 10100 1010001 1 11011 101010100011 1110100 10111 101000111101 1111101 1101000 111011010 1010101 1111101 11110 011101 101101 1 10111011 1111111 10 11110101 111011001 1111 101011101 1111 11111 11001 10111 1011111 01010 10100 1010001 1 11011 101010100011 1110100 10100011 111001001 010010 1100010010100 01101011100010 111101001 111001 1001011001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word my is repeated.

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

  • summary of Choosing To Finesse With The Best Of Etiquette;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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