This is an analysis of the poem England To America that begins with:
And what of thee, O Lincoln's Land? What gloom
Is darkening above the Sunset Sea? ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXaa babaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101110111 0100010111 1100010010 111111 011101 1101010111 1101110111 010111001011 010101 100111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 10
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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