This is an analysis of the poem On Chillon that begins with:
Eternal Spirit of the chainless Mind!
Brightest in dungeons, Liberty, thou art;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbaaccadadada
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 0101000101 1001010011 1111010001 0111010111 1111010101 0101011101 1101001100 11011111001 1011000101 1111110111 0101011101 1101110001 1100111101 1101010001
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 594
- Average number of words per stanza: 105
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, thy are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of On Chillon;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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