This is an analysis of the poem Brothers, Let Us Glorify Freedom’s Twilight that begins with:

Brothers, let us glorify freedom’s twilight –
the great, darkening year....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababac acacac cdceXd fdfdfe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111011011 011001 0001010001 101001101 1111011 0101010 111010101 01010101 11101011001 100100101 1110101 1110111 11110 00101011 110101101 11010010100 10101111 1101011111 11011011 0010111 1111111 10101101 1011110010101 101010100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase we connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Brothers, Let Us Glorify Freedom’s Twilight;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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