Analysis of The Road Less Travelled
I took the road less travelled,
as the path was fresh and green.
The undergrowth so lush and moist,
as none I’d ever seen.
I took the path less travelled,
as this path beckoned to me.
The swaying trees so lithe and tall,
so salient to see.
I took the lane less travelled,
as some solitude I sought
to clear my mind and cleanse my soul,
unwrought my troubled thought.
I took the life less travelled,
as this path was paved for me.
Its winding roads and hard terrain
taught lessons few can see.
Scheme | ABXB ACXC ADXD ACXC |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 1101110 1011101 0101101 111101 1101110 1111011 01011101 110011 1101110 111011 11110111 11101 1101110 1111111 11010101 110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 497 |
Words | 110 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
Inspired by Robert Frost's 'The Road Not Taken.'
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