This is an analysis of the poem It's A Healing Feeling! that begins with:

Once you've got your freedom...
You don't have to stand in line, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCC abcc CdAEdAFdADDdAA ABCC G CdAEdAFdADDdAXXGdAAAGdAAAGdAAAG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,14,4,1,31,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 1110101 001110 101010 11110 11110101 011010 0101101 1110111 1 111110 1110111 1 111110 1110101 1 111110 1110111 1111111 1 111110 111110 111110 1110101 001110 101010 001010 1110111 1 111110 1110111 1 111110 1110101 1 111110 1110111 1111111 1 111110 101110 001010 1 111110 111110 111110 001010 1 111110 111110 111110 001010 1 111110 111110 111110 001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 57
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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; to, once, you've, got, freedom, that are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, you, once are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of It's A Healing Feeling!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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