This is an analysis of the poem I Felt Freed that begins with:

One day I awakened,
And there was an insignificance I sensed, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXc XbbcXc aadd abeAABa aecXXcXAABa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,7,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 11111010011 0101 110101 11100111 1101111 010011 01010011101 0110110 11001 11100111101 0111111011 0101 11010101 1111010011 1100100010 011110100 1111 111 11 1 0101111010 00101100 11111 11010001 111101111 1000100110011 1111 111 11 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

    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; to, i, felt are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines freed is repeated).

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

  • summary of I Felt Freed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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