To Feel Freed by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem To Feel Freed that begins with:

Escaped from fear to make decisions.
No longer in doubt, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBDEA bcbbfcafdX XdbbdafafXABCBDEAbbbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,10,21,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101010 11001 11101100 0111 00111101001 1101010100 1110101101 10010111 10101101 11111 01001 10111001 0100110011 11110110 001011 11110111 0100010 11001 110101 1110011 01001 11001 0100010 11111101 01010100 01101001 010101010 11001 11101100 0111 00111101001 1101010100 1110101101 01001 1111 1101 1011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 272
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; that, to, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of To Feel Freed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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