This is an analysis of the poem Sic Vos Non Vobis that begins with:

Ye, that the untrod paths have braved,
With heart and brain unbound;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbacX dedeaaeff cgcgaagcc bhbhbbhii fbfbjjbcc Xcacbbcaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 011101 11111101 110101 110010101 11110101 010111 11111111 11011110 11110001 011111 110101001 111111 11111111 01011101 110101 10011101 11001111 110000101 101101 11010001 110111 11011101 10100001 110101 11011101 10010111 11010001 110111 11010101 010111 11111101 11111010 110111 10110101 01010111 11110111 110111 11010011 010101 10010101 01011101 0100101 01010101 11011101 11010101 110101 11100001 011001 01010011 10110101 110101 10011101 111101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 298
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; that, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words whose, a are repeated.

    The author used the same words who, ye 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 Sic Vos Non Vobis;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Ada Cambridge