This is an analysis of the poem Rule Britannia that begins with:
When Britain first, at Heaven's command,
Arose from out the azure main;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababCX dedeCX cfcfCX gbgbCX bbbbCX ahahCX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 110111001 01010101 01010001 110010101 100100101 101000100 01011111 10110101 11110111 01110001 100100101 101000100 11010111 11001101 10111101 11011101 100100101 101000100 11010111 11010111 010111001 11111101 100100101 101000100 01010101 11010101 11100011 110010101 100100101 101000100 01010101 10110101 11010101 11010101 100100101 101000100
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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