This is an analysis of the poem The Palm Branch Of Palestine that begins with:

Palm branch of Palestine, oh tell me,
In that far distant home-land fair,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cdcd eaef gdgd hdgd aeie hjej Xdfd Xdid
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110101111 01110111 110001010 11011101 1100101010 11010101 101111010 11010100 1101001110 01011101 100101110 11110100 100111010 01011101 010001010 01010111 010101010 01000101 010101110 11010001 100101111 00110101 110101010 11110111 1001010100 010110001 111111010 10010001 010101010 111100101 110111010 0100111 010101110 10010101 0101010101 01110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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