This is an analysis of the poem For The One Who Knows That Road They Chose that begins with:

The pursuit of dreams,
And not chase things......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXbXXaX XXaXXXbXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101 1111 00101 010011 1010101 001101 0010100100 010111010 10111 0001001 11110111 00010001001 111000001 1001101 1010011 1001 0010011001 101111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 263
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of For The One Who Knows That Road They Chose;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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