This is an analysis of the poem Freedom that begins with:

Of old sat Freedom on the heights,
The thunders breaking at her feet:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac caca adad efefXdfdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01110101 01010101 01010101 110101 10011001 11000101 11000101 110101 11111111 01000101 11110101 010001 11000101 00110101 11110101 111101 010101001 01000100 000101001 111101 10111111 11111111 10010101 011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her is repeated.

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  • summary of Freedom;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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