This is an analysis of the poem The Road that begins with:
I stared at the unfolding road,
Beneath the shadow of grand oaks, -...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab XcaX abXc aXdc aXdX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11100101 01011011 1001011 0101101 010111010 01010111 110010101 1101011 11110101 00111001 11110011 01110101 111101010 110001010 111100010 0101101 111101110 110001010 111011010 0100111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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 Road;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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