This is an analysis of the poem Sad Country that begins with:

Sad and made of copper
The symbol we are wed,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXbcdcbXd XbXb dXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 010111 101100 101010 11010 11010 0111 111001 11101 01100 01101 11101101 111100010 1110100101 111010101 11101101 011001011 101001101 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of Sad Country;
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