This is an analysis of the poem The Little Roads that begins with:

The great roads are all grown over
That seemed so firm and white....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXcbdb XeceaebeXcdcdcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111110 111111 011101100 111110 111111010 1101111 11010101111 10010101 10110111011 11110101 1110101010 01110101 11101111010 1011101 10101110101 01111101 01101001110 00100111 10110111110 111000111 11011111111 11011111 111101101101 111101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 318
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of The Little Roads;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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