This is an analysis of the poem My Choice Is To Make History that begins with:

I'm one to adventure life.
Accepting it as a process. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcdeef cdadec ge Xcgf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,2,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100101 01001011 11100100011011 1010 11110001 0101011 11101010001 100101010 1111110 001010 1101110 1111111011 101001 00100 010111100101010 11001100 1010 11010101000 111011001 110 101000110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

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

  • summary of My Choice Is To Make History;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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