This is an analysis of the poem You Made That Choice that begins with:

You made that choice.
To ignore my voice and others....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdcc dXbdacaefcg eXfebcadhcbX iicXhiaadcXXcggg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,11,12,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 00111110 00010001 0110101 1101101 1011101 110101 111110 1110111 01 111001 010010 101111 111101 01010 01101 1010101 1 0010011 001010 1 10111010 0001 111101 1001001 1 110001 110101100 11110 10111010 01 10101 1111100 10111 1101010 0111 1010 01111 01010101 011100 1 11 1111 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 author used the same word now at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of You Made That Choice;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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