This is an analysis of the poem Free People that begins with:

Some may admit they wish another lover.
Although they've suffered and have since recovered....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbAcX XBADXBEF Acbeaee XBADXBEF XBADXBEF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,7,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101010 11110111010 11011101010 1101010001 010001 11010111000 10001 11010111010 10111 11010111000 10001 0111101 111101 11011101010 11101 11010011010 11101 11010101010 1001 001011101111 11010111000 10001 11010111010 10111 11010111000 10001 0111101 111101 11010111000 10001 11010111010 10111 11010111000 10001 0111101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they is repeated.

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

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

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

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

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