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

O Child of Nations, giant-limbed,
Who stand'st among the nations now... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcdcdefef ghgh aiai jjjX kdkd Xlfl mdmd XjXj alal fjfj jjjjXbdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010101 11010101 0101000100 010001 110010111 01010111 10010101 010101 110100111 011100111 11110111 01011101 010101010 11110100 110111110 010111 110100101 01110101 11110101 011101 11110101 111101001 01110101 011011100 110011101 11010101 011100111 111001 10111110 01110101 01010111 111101 11110101 11011101 11111101 010101 11010101 01010101 11011100 101100111 11010101 11110111 11100101 110111 11110111 01010101 110100111 010101 11011101 01111101 110101001 110001001 11110111 11011101 111111011 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; thy, and, whose, some are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word thy is repeated.

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

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