This is an analysis of the poem Middle Lane that begins with:

I am not one to remain,
In the middle lane....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABX CDECC DXef Dcccf XagXXafgXh AABX CDECC fcXchbXafdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,5,10,4,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111001 00101 11110011 1111000 1111 111001 0110110 10111 0011101 101011001 00111000 1011100100 0101110010 101011001 01100010 001001101 0010111 1111100 110111 11010111 01101001001 1101010100 001001010100 100101 1010101 0101101110 1 11 1111001 00101 11110011 1111000 1111 111001 0110110 10111 0011101 11110101011 01010101 0010111101 011101 0110101101 100110110 111101 1001000101 1000000100110 011011101 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i 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 Middle Lane;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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