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

The forest paths are muddy, after the rain;
The meadows are soaked through and through again....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXbbccaaaacXddeeffee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01011101001 0111111101 0100010101 0101001100 1101010101 1101110111 1111100101 0111010111 1111111101 0111011111 1101011101 1001011101 1111010001 1011011110 1101010111 1100010101 11110101110 11010101010 1111111101 1011011111 1101111101 0101110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 986
  • Average number of words per stanza: 182
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Forest Paths;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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