This is an analysis of The Path by Paul Laurence Dunbar.
THERE are no beaten paths to Glory's height,
There are no rules to compass greatness known;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abbaabbXbccbbc
- Stanza lengths: 14,
- Metre: 1111010101 1111010101 1101110101 1101110001 1001011101 1101110101 11110100111 1101010101 1101011101 1101010001 1101111101 1100011001 1111010101 1111010101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 14
Anaphora
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