This is an analysis of the poem No Escape Routes that begins with:

It was not easy to find my own place,
As I carved my own path......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabcade fXfgXaff ebdbbheb X ihcf ggcX X ciffX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,1,4,4,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0111001111 111111 00100100100001 1101111010 1 1110101001 1010010110101 01010100100 011111001 01010101 1010001001 11110100101 101111000 101110 010010101101 010101001001 101011010100110 01011001 0100101001 010011011011 01010101 0111 100100100 010110010101 10101 10 101 1 01 110111011 0110111 10101 1101100100 1 11 10 11111 101111001 111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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 is repeated.

    The author used the same word it 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 No Escape Routes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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