This is an analysis of the poem Into The Wilderness that begins with:

Always there will be those,
Going out of their way as if chosen......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXcXa XcXbcaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 111001 1010111010 001110010110 100010101010 1100110010 10 11110111 11110100010 0100 1001110010 11100010 10010100100 01110111 010001001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 267
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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