This is an analysis of the poem The Old Byway that begins with:
Its rotting fence one scarcely sees
Through sumac and wild blackberries,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaaa bbcbc ddede ffafX aagag
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01011101 11011110 11010101 11110101 110001 01010111 11010101 11110001 01011101 011101 01010111 11000101 110010101 01011101 1011111 01110111 11111101 10011111 01011101 110100 11010111 01010111 01100111 110111011 011100
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Old Byway;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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