This is an analysis of the poem The Release that begins with:

To-day within a grog-shop near
I saw a newly captured linnet,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacac dedefgfg hihiacac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010111 110101010 11010101 1101010001 11110101 010101010 11100101 111101010 11110111 111101110 11110101 110111110 01011101 110101111 11011111 110101011 11011101 111111010 10010001 110100010 11110101 110111110 11111111 110111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 291
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; and, we are repeated.

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

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

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

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