This is an analysis of the poem Sunset Wishes that begins with:

One's choice to follow,
The direction of growth......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXcde cccdbacfggf ddXcXecXXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,11,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 001001 1100100 1101001 1110101001 101000110110 0101001000101 01000100100001 1100101011010 011011001001 0011101011 1010011100010 11011011010101 100100011 1010000101010 110111 01001100111 1110101101 110001 10010101110 11100110111000 11100100100100 011101100101 01011001100001 0100100010010 0100011101100 10100010010 11111101101 100111010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 422
  • Average number of words per stanza: 72
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; to, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of Sunset Wishes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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