This is an analysis of 1492 by Emma Lazarus.

Thou two-faced year, Mother of Change and Fate,
Didst weep when Spain cast forth with flaming sword,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacacacX
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1111100111 1111110101 0100010001 1111011101 1001010101 0101010101 1100011101 111100111001 1101101111 0101110111 10101110101 11110100101 0111110101 110010011110
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

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