This is an analysis of the poem The Flower Of Liberty that begins with:

WHAT flower is this that greets the morn,
Its hues from Heaven so freshly born?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcd cD bbbbcd CD eeffcd CD bbbbcc CD gghhcdXCd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,6,2,6,2,6,2,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110001101 010101101 01011101 01010111 11110110 000100100 00010001 010100100 01010101 01011101 01110101 010010101 11110101 011100100 11010001 010100100 01010111 110010101 011100101 01010101 110100101 01010100 11010001 010100100 01010101 1000010101 010110101 01110101 01011101 111100101 11010001 010100100 110111010 110111110 011100101 010011101 11111111 110100100 11010001 010100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word liberty at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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