This is an analysis of the poem England I that begins with:

O FRIEND! I know not which way I must look
   For comfort, being, as I am, opprest, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXaaXXabccdbd
  • 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: 1111111111 1101011110 1111110101 1111010101 11111100101 10101111110 11001011001 1011010101 0111010001 10010011101 1101110111 1101000011 0111110100 1101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 738
  • Average number of words per stanza: 108
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, or, in are repeated.

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