This is an analysis of the poem Different Roads that begins with:

I have discovered during my years of travel,
So many have different schedules......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaaXab aacXbcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101010010 110110010 001101100 001001001 111 1101001 0101110 011101 11010101100 010011101000 1110001001001 101101111001 0010101111 001010011 0100101101 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 285
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Different Roads;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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