This is an analysis of the poem Enjoying The Freedom To Breathe that begins with:

The Ten Commandments were not created,
To have subdivisions of laws initiated......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXa bcbd cebXXbf XgehhbijjiiXbj ejjdfXbg eXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,14,8,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101001010 0110100101010 10100011100 101 11101011100 1101010100111 0111101 1111101000 11000111010 11 0100 10010101101 01001001010011 0110100011 11010001011101010 100010 1 10001111 101101010001 01 1000110010 100001 010100 10 1001 10011 101 11001011101 01000100011111 1 111010111010 111010100 110010001 1101101101010110 1110101 111010001110 11110101 1 111010111010 111101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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