This is an analysis of the poem I Go Out On The Road Alone that begins with:

Alone I set out on the road;
The flinty path is sparkling in the mist;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaX Xcac dXdX eebf aeXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111101 01010100001 0101010101 1101100 01010101010 01011101 111111110 11110101 11110001 11011111 111101110 011111 1101010001 11010101 11110011 100110111 1111110101 1101100101 11010101 011111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, by are repeated.

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  • summary of I Go Out On The Road Alone;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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