This is an analysis of the poem On Liberty And Slavery that begins with:
Alas! and am I born for this,
To wear this slavish chain? ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab bcbd efef ghgh aiai fcfd hghg acac jXji kckd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01111110 010101 01010101 110111 11110101 110001 01111101 010100 110101101 010101 01010101 110001 11001101 1111001 11110101 110111 11010101 110111 11010101 110101 11010011 111111 11010101 010100 11001101 110111 11110101 010101 110010101 110101 11010101 010111 11000111 110010 11011001 101101 110101001 101111 10110111 010100
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 49
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; my is repeated.
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