This is an analysis of Bar Kochba by Emma Lazarus.

Weep, Israel! your tardy meed outpour
Of grateful homage on his fallen head,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abaXcXcdcdbdbXb
  • Stanza lengths: 15,
  • Metre: 110110111 0101010101 1101000101 10001011000 01001010101 0101010000 01010010111 00110011001 1111010111 01110100011 01010100001 1110110101 0111010111 0101010101 10010101001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 15