This is an analysis of the poem The Forest Path that begins with:

Oh, the charm of idle dreaming
Where the dappled shadows dance,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac dede afaf ghgh gXgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 1010111 101010110 0010101 10001010 1110111 1110110 1011101 10111010 0011111 11101110 11011001 11101110 1110111 11101110 0010101 11101010 0010101 10101010 101100 11101110 1011100 11111010 1010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Forest Path;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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