This is an analysis of the poem An Old Road that begins with:
A host of poppies, a flight of swallows;
A flurry of rain, and a wind that follows ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaab cccX Xcccb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101001010 01001101110 1001001010 101001011 1011101110 0111111110 1111001010 001011001 101001001010 1010111010 110011011010 101101001
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, my are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, oh are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of An Old Road;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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