This is an analysis of the poem Old Woman Of The Roads that begins with:

O, to have a little house!
To own the hearth and stool and all! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbcbdebeXcXcXfXfddbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 01011111 011101010 01010101 01010111 110010111 01010101 10111111 11010101 10110111 11011101 11111101 11010111 010101111 10011101 010110101 110100111 1111100111 110110111 1010110101 111100111 111101111 1010101011 10011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 889
  • Average number of words per stanza: 175
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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 is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Old Woman Of The Roads;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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