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

Goddess of Liberty! O thou
Whose tearless eyes behold the chain,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba cddc ceec dffd ghig ijji kbbk kbbk iffi ceec jllj mccm fnnf ieeh bddb geeg iooi kbbk iddi jffj immi kppk eeee boob cbbc kddk miim ceeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010011 11010101 11010101 01010111 01110101 10110001 01010111 01010011 11011101 01010101 11010101 01010101 01110101 11110011 01100001 11010111 11111101 11010100 100011001 11011101 11011111 11010101 11010010 11010101 011101001 01010101 01000101 01110001 11110111 110100101 00100111 01000101 01011101 11010101 01010101 11100101 10110111 11010101 11010101 11011111 11110110 110101010 010101010 11011101 010010101 11010100 01010101 01010001 11010101 11101101 01010001 11000101 11111111 01011101 11010111 11010100 010011110 11111111 11110101 011100010 11110101 01010101 11010101 01110011 11110101 11010101 100111001 11010011 11010101 010100111 11000101 01000101 11010101 01001101 11010011 01010101 01000101 11010101 11000101 11010110 1111111 11011101 01110111 11110001 11110001 01000101 01010101 11010101 11010101 01010111 00010101 11010101 11010111 01010101 11010101 11010101 11110001 01010101 01010101 11011101 11010101 11010111 11010101 11011111 011101001 01000101 11010111 11010101 10110111 11111101 01010001 111100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 28
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 139
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Invocation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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