This is an analysis of the poem No Prisoner Be that begins with:

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No Prisoner be—... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 110010 11000 10000010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 41
  • Average number of words per stanza: 5
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of No Prisoner Be;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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