This is an analysis of the poem On A Roll On That Road that begins with:

Seriously!
What is the need? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabX bXXbbbaX ccXXb ddXeed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000 1001 11001 11100101 111010 1101110111 111011110010 00010001100 1101 10 111001 11 0111000001011 11100111100 101110101 11111001011 00101001110 11110010011 110101 01011111101 01111000100100 011 010011110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

  • summary of On A Roll On That Road;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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