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

And an orator said, "Speak to us of Freedom."
And he answered: ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X a b b c d c a X X X a b a a X a X X dXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100110010100 1110 10101111101111110101101110 10111001010101111110 10010010100110010111101001111101011011 11110111111001110001001010010100111110101010110010 1101011111101011110101101 1101111011111101010101 1111101111101110111101011010110011110 0111111000100111011000111001 110011001111101111011 000101111010111100111011110 1100101101111110011011011101010 1000010110111101010011001 111010101101110100011101010111 10000111111110101110101011 100001110101011001111001001 1001110111001010100101010001010100011111101 111011111110111 1101111011011100101100101 1111010100100101010001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 21
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 109 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 21
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, you, of, when, your, freedom, that, own, by, it, in are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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