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

THERE is a magic pathway through the wood,
There is a current in the troubled stream, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBAB acac dedeXaBAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1001011101 1001000101 0101010111 010001 1101110101 0101011111 1101010001 0101 1111110001 1111110101 0111000101 1101 1001011101 1001000101 0101010111 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; some, nor, no are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word and 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 The Way;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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