This is an analysis of the poem The Alternative that begins with:
The alternative at times,
Just sits....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbcc ccbcd adccX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 0010011 11 0101000100 100010 1111100 11001000101 111101000 01010100111 110011010010 110101010010 11011 00100010 001101 110111 1100011
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Alternative;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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