The poem describes a man's unrequited love for a girl who only sees him as a friend. He tries to express his feelings for her but she does not understand. He believes that if she gave him a chance, he could treat her better than others and be everything she needs. The theme is about having the courage to pursue what you want in life instead of holding back out of fear.

1. Chance byNon Bunpetch
I’min love withthisgirl,butshe doesn’tknow it
I triedto tell her,butshe won’thearany of it
“You’re my bestfriend”she says,
Alwayswasandalwayswill be
Little doesshe knowshowmuchitpainsme
But I neverlose hope,Icouldn’t
As I standby herside throughthickand thin
Watchingthisbeautiful angel,getshurtoverandoveragain
Justgive me a chance!I said
I knowI can do betterthanall of them
Justone date,I’ll prove thatI’m the one
I can make you feel like the onlygirl inthe world
I can be yourswordand shield,toprotectyou,tofightfor you
I can give youanything;Ican be your everything….
I triedto tell her,butshe won’thearany of it
I’min love withthisgirl,butshe doesn’tknow it.

2. Critical Analysis-
Structure-
Thispoemisdividedinto4stanzas,withthe firstand lastthe same to emphasize itsimportance.
There isno certainrhyme scheme inthispoem, butthere are some rhymingcoupletssuchas“Always
was andalways will be Little doesshe knowshow muchitpainsme”and some off-rhymessuchas“As I
standby her side throughthickandthinWatchingthisbeautiful angel,getshurtoverandoveragain”as
“thin”and “again” sort of rhymes.The wayit isstructure help showsa movingstory,fromthe 2nd
stanza
describingtheirrelationship,tothe 3rd
where itshowshisdesire tochange it.
Tone-
Tone changesthroughoutthe poem, Itbeginswithasad tone,“I’min love withthisgirl,butshe
doesn’tknowitI triedtotell her,butshe won’thear anyof it” as the speakerisdesperate intryingto
expresshisfeelingsas“she doesn’tknow it”.Andasthe poemprogressthe tone shiftstoa desire tone,
as the speakerwantsthe girl to notice himmore than justfriends, butdoesn’thave the courage tosayit
directly,ascan be seenin“Just give me a chance!I saidI know I can do betterthanall of them”. But
theninthe end,itshiftsbackto sad tone as the speakerendsupthe same,watchingfromafar.
Imagery-
Thispoemcontainsverylittle imagery,asthe poemfocusdirectlyonthe conflictof the speaker
withhimself. Butsome kinestheticimageryare shownwhenthe speakersaid“Justgive me achance”,
“Just one date”as one can imagine the speakerbeggingtogive hima chance.But overall there are no
strongimagerycontainedinthispoem.

3. OtherStylisticDevices-
The poemcontainsan importanthyperbole asthe speakersaid“Itriedtotell her,butshe won’t
hearany of it“,to make it seemslike he directlytriedtotell her.Butinrealitythe speakernevermade
any move significance enoughforherto notice hisfeeling.Repetitionisusedinthe poemascan be seen
in“I triedtotell her,butshe won’thear anyof itI’m inlove withthisgirl,butshe doesn’tknow it.”
where itisstatedin the beginningandinthe end.Itisusedto create an emotional effectandtoshow
the speakerstaticrelationshipwithherashe doesnothave the courage to change it.Anaphorais also
usedquite oftenascan be seenin“I can make you feel like the onlygirl inthe worldIcanbe yoursword
and shield,toprotectyou,tofightfor youI can give youanything;Ican be youreverything….”,where
the beginningof eachphrase beginswith“Ican”.It is usedtotell how well the speakerwouldtreather
but didn’tgettobecause hislackof courage.
Theme-
The main theme inthispoemisnotlove butrather courage;love isusedinthispoemto tell the
readerthat youneedcourage inorder to getwhatyou want.As the speakerof thispoemisinlove with
the girl,and the girl knowshowgreat of personhe is,but the chance of thembeingtogetherislostby
the speakerlackof courage.The poempasson to the readerthat you can’tbe afraidof doingsomething
simplybecause youfearof the uncertainresult,youtotrybecause at leastyouhave a chance of
achievingthe resultyouwant.
Personal Reflection-
Thispoemrelatestome directly,because Ihave beeninasimilarposition.Iusedtolike thisgirl
whowas my friend,butdidn’tgoanyfartherbecause Inevermade anymove to tell herthat I like her.
What sucksabout itis that I nevergave myself a chance to beginwithbecause Ididn’thave anycourage,

4. I was afraidof the result.Fromthe experienceIlearnedthatyouneedcourage toachieve whatyou
want,eventhroughthe chance of successmaybe dimbut it’sbetterthanno chance at all.Andthe
feelingyougetwithatleasttryingisfar more satisfyingthannevertrying,because youwillalwayshave
the “What if..”feelinginyourhead.