This is an analysis of the poem Italia that begins with:
ITALIA! thou art fallen, though with sheen
Of battle-spears thy clamorous armies stride... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbaabbaaaccaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 0101110101 01011100101 00110001001 1101010111 01110100101 11110010101 01111100101 0111011111 1111111101 1101100101 1101010101 1101110101 11111101111 1101000101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 767
- Average number of words per stanza: 112
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 54 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Italia;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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