This is an analysis of Niagara by Emma Lazarus.
Thou art a giant altar, where the Earth
Must needs send up her thanks to Him above…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: XXabbacdXbbcXd
- Stanza lengths: 14,
- Metre: 1101010101 1111010101 1001010101 0101000111 0101010101 11010010101 0101110101 0111100101 0110100101 110110010101 01010101110 1100010101 0100100111 1101011101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 14
Anaphora
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