This is an analysis of the poem Speak that begins with:
Speak, your lips are free.
Speak, it is your own tongue....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXb XXbc XaXc X X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,1,1,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 11111 100111 1001110 111011 1100101 011101011 011011 110010101 101100101 010101011 10010111 11110111 01011001 101010101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
- Average number of words per stanza: 17
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; speak, your are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words speak, the are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Speak;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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