This is an analysis of the poem At The Crossroads that begins with:
The many who can not see the light,
But take it upon themselves......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababacXcc debaXefdffX bedeX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,11,5,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 010111101 1100101 01011001001 110111011 11010111 010101100111 1010101010010101 111010011101 1111010001 101010111010 0010001 11011011 001010101 11110100010100 1011 10101011010 011110011 01110111100 0100010101010 10101001011101 1011 10111110101 01010010110 0111101011101 110001101110
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 369
- Average number of words per stanza: 67
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word must is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of At The Crossroads;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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