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

People who have tolerated,
Their own excuses to make......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcXdeXeXafegc X ghi ichgdX XXXXdfa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,1,3,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111010 1101001 01001 11001011 01110001 111001111 011001 10001001010 10100101 10010111 10110010 01010100001 01000010110010 1110011 0101001 100010111 110 01101 110010010 11100001101 110100100111 0101011 1000 110101001 01010 1 1000 11 110010 11 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • 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 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 Mental Bondage;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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