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

A! Fredome is a noble thing!
Fredome mays man to haiff liking; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXbaaXXXXXXXbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000101 10110110 101100110 1101111010 01011111 11011111 11011110 01011101 11111101 1111010 01010101 10100110 11111000 11101101 11110101 11010110 11010100 1000010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 606
  • Average number of words per stanza: 113
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; fredome is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word fredome is 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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