This is an analysis of the poem Sundered Paths that begins with:

TWO travellers, worn with sun and rain
And gropings o'er dim paths unknown,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bccb cddX eeee Xaad fggf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010111 110101101 111101111 01110101 11100111 111000101 010001101 11010111 11111111 11111101 11010101 11110100 11110111 11011101 10111101 110100111 11011101 11111101 11010101 111111011 1111111 01010101 110100101 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, one are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word one is repeated.

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

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