This is an analysis of the poem The Only Option that begins with:
The only option one has,
On a path taken and remaining focused......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcdacaaef bX deXc XegadfX bgXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,2,4,7,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101011 10110101010 001010011001 1011110001001 11011101001 1110111101 0101001011100 00010101001 011111 01100001 11101 110101110 011001 1101 1 11 1 101000010 011110 1011000101 101111110 1011101 111100110110 01011 110011110 0111101111 11111111110
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
- Average number of words per stanza: 35
- Amount of lines: 27
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Only Option;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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