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

THE roads of the Sea
Are thronged with merchantmen; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb defe gaXA dcbc fAda hefe Xifi jbdb heje Xaga
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 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: 01001 110100 111111 111101 110101 11011 1010010 00111 111010 10110 1011110 01001 111001 111101 111010 10101 1011110 01001 111110 01101 110010 11011 1011110 01111 1110110 10111 101110 01011 0010010 1001011 111010 00100 011010 111011 11100110 0101 1011100 101001 110101 10110
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, when are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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