This is an analysis of the poem Fugitive's Triumph that begins with:

Go, go, thou that enslav'st me,
Now, now thy power is o'er;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaBCXdb ededCd afaFCF gbg BXCb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,6,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 11110010 1111011 0101101 1111 00 11 101 111110 111011 11111010 1011101 1111 1111101 1011011 111011 1010111 1111011 1111 1111011 1111010 111101 1111010 0101101 1111 0011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; no is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word no is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase no connects the lines.

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  • summary of Fugitive's Triumph;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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