This is an analysis of the poem The Native Land. (From The Spanish Of Francisco De Aldana) that begins with:
Clear fount of light! my native land on high,
Bright with a glory that shall never fade!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbacdcdeaaeaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
- Metre: 1101110111 1001011101 1001010111 1101010101 110100010010 1011011101 11000010010010 01001101111 0101010011 0100010101 0111011111 10001100101 0110110101 1101010111100
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 629
- Average number of words per stanza: 107
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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.
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