This is an analysis of the poem To Italy. (From Filicaja) that begins with:

Italy! Italy! thou who'rt doomed to wear
The fatal gift of beauty and possess... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXaabXacdadca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10010011101 0101010101 01100100100 1001110101 1111110111 1111111111 10010011000 1101010101 10011111010 1100111101 10010110001 1111110001 11100101010 1011011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 608
  • Average number of words per stanza: 107
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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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  • summary of To Italy. (From Filicaja);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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