This is an analysis of the poem Running Away Doesn'T Free that begins with:

Deciding to come out of hiding,
To run away......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCDAAe ABCCDAAe AECECFAECECF ABCCDAAe AECECFAECECF gBHBGGAhBHBGGAhBhBgb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,12,8,12,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010011010 0101 0101 1101 11 1111010 10010 1 010011010 0101 0101 1101 11 1111010 10010 1 1101010 100101 110101 0100101 0101010 10100101 1101010 100101 110101 0100101 0101010 10100101 010011010 0101 0101 1101 11 1111010 10010 1 1101010 100101 110101 0100101 0101010 10100101 1101010 100101 110101 0100101 0101010 10100101 010101 01001101 111101 01001101 0111 110001 00100110 1 01001101 111101 01001101 0111 110001 00100110 1 01001101 111 01001101 1011010 1001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 276
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 68
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; no is repeated.

    The author used the same word deciding at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Running Away Doesn'T Free;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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