This is an analysis of the poem No One There To Empathize that begins with:

If the path you walk upon,
Has been cleared of brush......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabacdbdcdXceccedX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0011101 10101 111110100 0110001 11101010 0010101110 10101011110 0110 1101101 11010101 01110 111001 1101 00111110 111 00100110 01110101 1100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 520
  • Average number of words per stanza: 93
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of No One There To Empathize;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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