This is an analysis of the poem The Road that begins with:
Down into the ravine, then forward
Up the embankment to the top,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcb Xded cfcf efXf egeg Xaaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 100001110 10010001 010001110 11110101 110110010 11011101 010101011 11011101 010111010 11010101 011101010 11011101 110101010 11110001 110110010 11110101 110001010 11110111 111100010 01010101 100011110 010011101 110111010 11110001
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; and, through are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words now, through are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Road;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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