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

Freedom's father-power strong,
Freedom's mother-wrath and song....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcXcc ddeeddbb bbbbffbb bbffgXggcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 1010111 1010111 1010111 101101 1111100 1010101 1011101 1001111 1010101 1110111 10101001 111111 11100111 1110111 1010101 1110101 1010101 00101111 1110101 101111 1010111 0111101 1011100 1010101 1010101 1011101 10011010 011 1 11 1010101 1111111 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 254
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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

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

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

  • summary of Song Of Freedom To;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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