This is an analysis of Freedom by George William Russell.

I WILL not follow you, my bird,
I will not follow you.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab abaXXabab
  • Stanza lengths: 4,9,
  • Metre: 10110111 101101 11110111 011101 11010111 010101 01110111 110110 11110111 111101 100110011 111101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12

Repeated words/phrases

i, not,

Anaphora

i, the