This is an analysis of the poem He Chose To Eat that begins with:

Attacked!
He sought shelter in silence....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcaddXXecXXbdeXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 1110010 10 11111 010100001 0100001 0100110100 11111001000 11101 1101 11101 11011110111 111010010100 1111101 01111110101 11001 0010001 101010100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 540
  • Average number of words per stanza: 92
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • 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 exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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, he are repeated.

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

  • summary of He Chose To Eat;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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