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

Free speech?
You neither have that......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcXXdd adbefe dffcXc fXcgXgfd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11011 0111 0100 1101 11111011 01000001 0100111 1111 01010011 1101001010 111111 110111 0111101 1101001 111 0111111 0011010 011001111 01010010 01101 111 11110101111 111011010 011100100110 011010101010 111110 1010101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

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

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