This is an analysis of Freedom by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

Of old sat Freedom on the heights,
The thunders breaking at her feet:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac caca adad efefXdfdf
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 01110101 01010101 01010101 110101 10011001 11000101 11000101 110101 11111111 01000101 11110101 010001 11000101 00110101 11110101 111101 010101001 01000100 000101001 111101 10111111 11111111 10010101 011001
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

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