This is an analysis of the poem The Liberator that begins with:

Keys turning
rattling in the loose locks...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcde fadX ccc gcccXXccccgfbe edbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,3,14,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 1000011 100101 1101 11101010 0111 10101010 1011111 1100110 1101 111 1001001 111001 1101111001 11010 110 110111 110010 101111 110011 1111101 11010101 110111001 11110001010 110101001 111010010 0101010001010 10101011101 101 111 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines hammers, fire are repeated).

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

  • summary of The Liberator;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!