This is an analysis of the poem Not Without Choices To Make that begins with:

Sometimes my days come,
Without extended shadows....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd Xecc FBdb eeadg XbeebXFBbgfd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,5,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111 0101011 1111 0101010 010011 1011101 110101 0010101 110011 11110111100 1111101 0110101101 11111 111 01010 111001 1111 110010100 1101 111100101 100101 01100100 110011 11110111100 101101 011111011001 111100100001 00100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Not Without Choices To Make;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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