This is an analysis of the poem Keep To The Right that begins with:

KEEP to the right is the rule of the road,
Keep to the right as you travel along,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefXdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001001001 1001111001 1011011101 0001101101 1011001101 1001011001 1111111101 11101001001 10010111001 1001011111 1011011111 1001111101 1011111111 1011001001 0001011011 0001011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 342
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words keep, guide, this are repeated.

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  • summary of Keep To The Right;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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