This is an analysis of the poem Finnish National Anthem that begins with:
Oi maamme Suomi, synnyinmaa!
Soi, sana kultainen!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110100 110100 1101100 1110100 11001100 11010 1101100 1110100 11001100 11010 111000100 10010 1101100 11010100 11010100 10011 1101100 11010100 11010100 10011
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 263
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ei is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word ei is repeated.
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