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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