This is an analysis of the poem Independence that begins with:
Happy the bard (though few such bards we find)
Who, 'bove controlment, dares to speak his mind;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbaaccddeeccffeeeeaaffaaaabbggeeeehheeiiaajjjjaaggggiikkffcclXmmbblljjXnffiiffeeffffeeiiiXaaeeeeiiiillXkddggaaggbbooaaffeeeeaaeeaadXaaddbbaaaaaXffffffeeaammppddeebbjjaaccggffggllaaoollqqaaggiiddeeggeeaaddffoXaaeebbffaaddffddbbaaaaeeggffqqbbllddXfaXccjjl
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 599,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
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- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 26430
- Average number of words per stanza: 4855
- Amount of lines: 599
- Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; him, cannot, have, of, they, she, to, and, my, which, in, so, his, i, as, make, he, our, more, not, their, thee, law, her, doth, for, thy, your are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, of, a, his, nor, let, would, to, 'tis, though, i, by are repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases those, wit connect the lines.
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- summary of Independence;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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