This is an analysis of the poem You Can Choose To Debate This that begins with:

Long before you set your 'sights',
On evaluating my disposition......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXaX bbXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011111 10101011010 011110 101000 00100001111 11010100111 11101 11001 011001101010 1110010 1001001 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 You Can Choose To Debate This;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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