This is an analysis of the poem I Have No Other Choice that begins with:

Here I am.
To stay with you....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBcADEC FcGHfEIFE ABBcADEC FcGH cfEIFEJIdjIdJIbe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,8,4,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 0101 01111101 1 111 1011 11000 11010 1111010111 101 11010 111011 1111011001 11 1011100 101 01 111 0101 01111101 1 111 1011 11000 11010 1111010111 101 11010 111011 1 111011001 11 1011100 101 01 11 1101 01011 111 1101 1111101 11 1101 10 100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 I Have No Other Choice;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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