This is an analysis of the poem I Am...Free that begins with:
I am...
FREE....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ab X XcbXd X edf cXed Xa dfX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,5,1,3,4,2,3,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11 1 111 1 11101 001 0111100 011100 1111001101 1101 11000 0101000100 11110 11011010 101 1110110 11101011 11111 1110111111 11100101101010 01001100
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 61
- Average number of words per stanza: 12
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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 is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of I Am...Free;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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