This is an analysis of the poem Swiss Song, On The Anniversary Of An Ancient Battle that begins with:

Look on the white Alps round!
If yet they gird a land... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Aaaabb cdcdee Afafgg gegeaa ddddaa AXahaa fafahhXAbabaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 011101 11011111 011101 01011111 10010101 010101 110111 10110111 111111 11011101 10011101 110111 101101 11010101 010101 11010101 11110101 110101 110101 01010111 111101 11110111 01001001 100101 010001 10110111 111101 11010101 011100111 110111 010111 11010111 110101 10010101 01110111 0101101 110111 010010101 110101 01110101 11010101 110111 010101 1100001001 110101 111101001 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; home, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words their, they are repeated.

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