This is an analysis of the poem Hopefully When You'Ve Been Released that begins with:

This ax I wield,
Is not raised to attack you! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcb cabbcdX ecXd fccff cdde XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,4,5,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111 0110011 111111010 111011 01001 10101 100010 1111 01111101 1011001001 11101 0111100 100010101 011011110 11111 11010001 1100 11001 0100010100 010100100 10101010100 010 1101010010 11101 0100101010 110 110110100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Hopefully When You'Ve Been Released;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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