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

I went upon a journey
To countries far away,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcX deee fghg dgbg Xhih jfXf Xcjc Xeee Xkbk aebe Xili Xgeg Xlfl
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 010101 0101010 011101 11110100 0010101 1110010110 0010111 1111111 110101 0101011 01000111 1111010 010101 1101111 010101 1111110 010101 0011010 010001 1111110 1111111 11111110 110101 111111 110101 101010 110101 11001010 110101 11000110 00110110 1111110 110101 1111010 1111101 11011110 111101 01101111 011111 1111110 1110101 0111110 010101 1111010 110101 0111010 110101 1111110 010101 1110111 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; dead, some, i, and, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words it, dead, some, i are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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