This is an analysis of the poem To My Sister that begins with:

Sister, rise up after your freedom,
why are you quiet?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXc dXeX dbbb fXeX eafX cbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110110 11110 110111 1100101001001 11110 011111 011100111 11100010001 11010010010 0010011 11011111101 1001010 11101001001 011010111010101 101011101 0101100110111 010101 1100101001 111010101 1111101 11101010010 11001101 10101101 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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