This is an analysis of the poem Paths Protected By Fences that begins with:

No one can predict with certainty,
The outcome of events....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abcddccbebXXaefdefbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010100 011001 110111001 010011010110 00100010010 1100110101 11 1011101111 001000101 10111100101 111111001 110101 1110011000 10011010100001 101001110110 10010101101 00010 11110011010 10100101000100 11001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 783
  • Average number of words per stanza: 132
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; they, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Paths Protected By Fences;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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