This is an analysis of the poem To Move And Choose This Choice that begins with:

The decision to leave,
That which has entrapped......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaaa bbccda eXaee decXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001001 11101 011 010010101 010010 001001000010 1010101 11110110001 0100011111 0101010101 00010101 011101 11001010 0100100101 0110100 1 01010101001010 11010101001 1100101 0110000111010100 0101100110101 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word a is repeated.

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

  • summary of To Move And Choose This Choice;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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