This is an analysis of the poem Free Fall that begins with:

A long while, a long long while it seems:
The bat-winged figure shaking his robe,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc dXe fXd Xfg cac acX hih Xhi egX Xde edb jij
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 011011101 011101001 010010 001000101101010 10010101 1101 110111001 11110101 01010 11000100100111 1101010101 1111 100101011110 1101101110 10110 101110101010 11010110100 1001 0010100101001 1010101001 0101 1100111010011 1111011101 11001 110010010101 1101001001 1101 1001011 1110101110 1001 100110100111 0100111111010 101001 11011110101 110101010 1011111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; long, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines now is repeated).

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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