This is an analysis of the poem Defiance that begins with:

Tighten my fetters.
Confiscate my papers ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbbXaaaacXcXXaaba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110 101110 1101 11101 10001001 101 1001 00100101 01 010 1101010101 0011 0010 1001 100 0010001 10101 1010011 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 421
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words with, in are repeated.

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  • summary of Defiance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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