This is an analysis of the poem The Freedom We Sought that begins with:

Overcoming the act of undermining others...
Without knowing the facts or scratching below, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXccXcXdXeabfXgcag X acedXX XefdX hcahbef XfgffcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,1,6,5,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1010010101010 01100111001 01100001011 101001 0010010000 1010101101001 100100001 1001101 001100100010 010011111001 0010100100 110100111 101100101 10010111011 1010010 0101010100100 0000110100001 100110100100100 0101010100 111000 11 1 0100 0010 0100101100 1010 1110 1101001 101110 101111 011001 1 10101011 111101 111010101 11 1010110 001011110001 10 1011100101 00100010 1101100101010 01000010 11101011111 11001001111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of The Freedom We Sought;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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