This is an analysis of the poem Prompted To Make Their Selections that begins with:

If they were not pushed with insistence,
To have their druthers more defined....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbaXXXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010110010 01110101 11100001100 0010010101 10101001100 1010010110001 10011101 011010011010 001110100010 001001001001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 426
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Prompted To Make Their Selections;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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