Analysis of The Choice
Robert William Service 1874 – 1958
Some inherit manly beauty,
Some come into worldly wealth;
Some have lofty sense of duty,
Others boast exultant health.
Though the pick may be confusing,
Health, wealth, charm or character,
If you had the chance of choosing
Which would you prefer?
I'm not sold on body beauty,
Though health I appreciate;
Character and sense of duty
I resign to Men of State.
I don't need a heap of money;
Oh I know I'm hard to please.
Though to you it may seem funny,
I want none of these.
No, give me Imagination,
And the gift of weaving words
Into patterns of creation,
With the lilt of singing birds;
Passion and the power to show it,
Sense of life with love expressed:
Let my be a bloody poet,--
You can keep the rest.
Scheme | ABABCDCD AEAEAFAF GHGHXIXI |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10101010 1101101 11101110 1010101 10111010 1111100 11101110 11101 11111010 111010 10001110 1011111 11101110 1111111 11111110 11111 1110010 0011101 01101010 1011101 100010111 1111101 11101010 11101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 720 |
Words | 135 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 182 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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