This is an analysis of the poem Dieing Is Not An Option that begins with:

Dieing is not an option,
When one is upset with life....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDEC defaXXc gXaa cABCDEC ehXiedgX ABCDEC jhbihXcafjjX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,4,7,8,6,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110 1100101 1101001001 11 101001 011001 11110101 0010011111 11 1010011110 010010101 010010 0100110101 11011010100 010010101 010011001010 1001011111 1 101110 1100101 1101001001 11 101001 011001 0100010 010111101 1110100011010 010000010 001001 110111 00111100 101111 101110 1100101 1101001001 11 101001 011001 101 1111010 01111 110 111 100100 101011 10111001 111100111 1100011 11 111111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • 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 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 Dieing Is Not An Option;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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