"The Choice" was published in 1925 in a book of Dorothy Parker's poetry called Enough Rope. Most people in Parker's day would know the title phrase as a brief overview of the sentence: Give someone enough rope, and they will hang themselves. To be sure, it's a gloomy sentiment, but Dorothy Parker, as you know, had a dark sense of humor. Is "The Choice" appropriate for a poetry collection titled Enough Rope? Is it an extension or support of the principles underlying the title, or does it appear to move in a different direction? In the box below, write a paragraph supporting the inclusion of this poem in a book with this title OR arguing against the poem's eligibility for a book on poor decisions. Use specific evidence from the poetry to back up your point of view.