This is an analysis of the poem Up-Hill that begins with:
Does the road wind up-hill all the way?
Yes, to the very end. ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef ghgh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 101111101 100101 0011010111 010111 1011010101 01110111001 1101010011 110111 1111010011 111101 1111111101 1011110111 1111010111 01111101 0101111111 111111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Up-Hill;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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