This is an analysis of the poem A Vision Of Folly that begins with:

I saw one rushing madly in pursuit
Of Liberty. With frenzied steps he strode.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbcdedfef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111010001 0100010111 1111000101 11011001001 11010100101 0101010111 11010010111 1101010101 10011101001 1101010101 1111010101 1001110101 11100111001 1101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 585
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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