This is an analysis of the poem The Opponent Chosen that begins with:
It has to come as a disappointment,
To carefully pick an opponent......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaabcdcdDaaa XDbX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101101010 010011010 10010010100 111110 11010010 01011010001 1 011010 001010 0100100 010001000011 0101101010 11 001010 11110100 1010100100101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
- Average number of words per stanza: 40
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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 Opponent Chosen;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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