This is an analysis of the poem You Are Not On That Road that begins with:

There is no where to rebuild
Those shadows of weaknesses, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABA bXb cdceabcXaa eXcbc aXaX dFgcX aXFe ehhbX ABAgXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,10,5,4,5,4,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011001 1110100 0111 1111010 0101100 11000010 110110 1 1001001001 11 0110101011 111001 1101 111010 1101110101 1101101001 111010010010 01000 1001101010 11110 10101001 11001001001 01011 1 11101010011 01111 110 11011111 0111110 1111010111 111111 000100110 110 00101011 1101011110 1110 111100100 0110 11101 1011001 1110100 0111 111 1101 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • 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 exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of You Are Not On That Road;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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