This is an analysis of the poem If I Wanted To Choose that begins with:
I could if I want to.
I could......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCAA ABCAA DAEABCAA bAbABBCf BbAbABBCfGAaaGXDAEABCAABc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,8,8,25,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110110 11 011001 110110 110110 110110 11 011001 110110 110110 11 110110 11 110110 11 011001 110110 110110 101 110110 101 110110 11 0110 010011 10 11 101 110110 101 110110 11 0110 010011 10 11000100 110110 1110110 1110110 11000100 11 110110 11 110110 11 011001 110110 110110 11 01101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
- Average number of words per stanza: 35
- Amount of lines: 50
- Average number of symbols per line: 17 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, could, if, to, want are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines to is repeated).
The poet repeated the same word to at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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