This is an analysis of the poem If Commitment Isn'T Pursued that begins with:
One can only recommend to another,
Of other choices one can make....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXabc bdXd cXeea cXebd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11101010010 01010111 1010010110 01010110100 0111011101 101001101 0100101 11111 0001 110100100 001010100 1010001010001 00010011 0101100101 11 00100001 110101001 01111011 110110010111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 19
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 If Commitment Isn'T Pursued;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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