This is an analysis of the poem Free To Deeply Breathe, Again that begins with:

On my way to feeling lost and blue...
I remembered what you said, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABB CDEF AXAGh iXhaia ABBXCDEFfGhfh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,5,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010111 1010111 010101 1111110 10110 010100 101011 1100101 1110111 1100101 1110101 01 11010111 110101110100 1101011110101 010111111 10110101 1010001110111 111010111 1010111 010101 1111110 10110 010100 101011 11111 1110101 01 01110011 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

    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; i, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you 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.

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

  • summary of Free To Deeply Breathe, Again;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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