This is an analysis of The Banner Of The Jew by Emma Lazarus.

Wake, Israel, wake! Recall to-day
The glorious Maccabean rage,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedeff gcgcaX hihijj ikfXhh Xkgkjj
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 11010101 010010101 010010101 01110100 010010101 0100100101 01010111 010010101 111110001 01010101 10010101 01010111 10010111 01010111 01010111 11010001 110111001 11010100 110100101 0101010010 01010111 110001010 11110101 01010111 111111010 11010101 01011101 11010110 11110101 01010001 010111100 11111101 01010101 1011110111 11010101 11010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 36

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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