This is an analysis of the poem Dark Road that begins with:

I will be your stay
When the feet falter....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbAcdbcaccadXdeAffe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011 10110 10011 1011 10101 10110 10101 1011101 1111011 100110101 1111 10101 11110 10101 1011 10011 10111 10111 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 449
  • Average number of words per stanza: 92
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Dark Road;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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