This is an analysis of Lost Liberty by Robert Fuller Murray.

Of our own will we are not free,
When freedom lies within our power.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbX abba cdecde
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,6,
  • Metre: 01101111 110101110 111101010 01111100 11011000 010011110 100101110 11010101 11110011 110101011 01111101 11010101 01110111 11010111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

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