This is an analysis of the poem Young Canada that begins with:

A youthful giant, golden-haired
With fearless forehead, eye of blue, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb dXded aeXfe eggXg agaXX Xhgh iXjcj djXij eeeXe ddcdX hege XXgeX hfXgf ihjXh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,5,5,4,5,5,5,5,4,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010101 01010101 11110101 010010101 01110101 1 01010101 01010101 01111101 01010101 11011111 1 111111110 11010101 1100111 01010101 11010101 1 100100101 10110111 11010101 11111101 11011011111 1 11010111 01100111 010101001 11010101 01010111 1 10010111 11011101 01110101 110101010 110010101 1 010101010 01110101 010111010 11101101 100101110 1 001010101 111101110 11011111 111101010 11111101 1 1011001 11010101 11011111 0101101 010111111 1 111111001 01011101 1111010111 01110010 100111010 1 01000111 111101010 011101010 111101111 11110101 1 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 67
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; now, and are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Young Canada;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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