This is an analysis of the poem The Road that begins with:

I, too, would ease my old car to a stop
on the side of some country road...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabc XXac bbXa Xadd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111001 10101101 1101101011 1110011101 110011110 11101011 111101011 100101110 1001101 011001011 111000110 1101111101 1101001110 01010010110 1101011110 11010010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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