Structure
How many stanzas are there?
Four stanzas
What perspective is the poem told from?
First person perspective
What rhyme scheme is the poem written in?
Poem is written in ABAAB rhyme scheme
What is one theme mentioned in this poem?
Impacts of decisions
First impressions
living with regrets
What is the line count?
Quintains/5
What type of language is used in the poem?
Simple language.
What type of consonants are used?
Soft consonant sounds ( l, w, s )
Which theme does this quote support; "I doubted if I should ever go back"?
Impact of decisions
What is the progression?
observation → comparison → decision → reflection
What visual imagery is mentioned?
Yellow wood
Grassy
Undergrowth
What structural poetic devices are used?
Enjambment and caesura
Give two lines that support the theme of the misleadingness of first impressions.
"Then took the other as just as fair"
"And having perhaps the better claim,"
"Though as for that the passing there"
"Had worn them really about the same"