This is an analysis of the poem Planned Escapades that begins with:

To exit from a highway taken,
For a route believed easier traveled......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXcXa bdceXXbccedc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010001110 1010110010 01010010001 11100101100 01001010101 11101100101 100100101001010 1010110101 010110111 1011110100 1 1100101 1 00101010 111101001 10100101 110100101 001010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 209
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Planned Escapades;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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