This is an analysis of the poem Freedom that begins with:

At times, as I watch,
it seems as though my country's body...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX aabb cde ddfg Xdhc fehe geh idc gX ac XfXif
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,3,4,4,4,3,3,2,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 011111010 11111010 1011100 01001001 01011 0001101 11101101 10110 10110101001 1101 00010110 00101 011010110 01101111 110101000 010111011 001010110001 101010101 010110001 1101100101 1111011100 1101010101 0111001110 01001 0011011111 010011110 11100111100 1111110101 11101001 10010101011 01000101001 010001010101 010100101 1101001 110101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, to, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words of, the are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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