This is an analysis of the poem Released From A Mental Bondage that begins with:

Being released from a mental bondage needless to keep,
Although once a condition accepted and perceived to represent......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbbXXd bbecbaeXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010010101001 11100100101010101 0010010010100101 1010001001001 0110101001001 11110100000111 1100011001100001 10010001001001001 11010101010101 1001001001111 1011010101100 11101100001001001 101010001000101 11011101011 100101000100110101 0010110010100101 1010110001001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 491
  • Average number of words per stanza: 77
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 57 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of Released From A Mental Bondage;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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