This is an analysis of the poem And, Like The Wind that begins with:

Free to love
Free to suffer...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXbcddd EFGdFDCgDFH AgDFH gDFH EFGdFDCgDFH gDFH gDFHXddFH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,11,5,4,11,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1010 101 1010 1001 011101 11001 1011 101 101 1001 1 1001 1110 1101 1 101 111 01 101 1 101 111 01 1 101 111 01 101 101 1001 1 1001 1110 1101 1 101 111 01 1 101 111 01 1 101 111 01 1 101 111 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 74
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 11 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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; free, to are repeated.

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

    The author used the same words free, but at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word go at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of And, Like The Wind;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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