This is an analysis of Song. (From The Portuguese) by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

If thou art sleeping, maiden,
Awake, and open thy door:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XbXb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 0111010 0111011 1010111101 10111111 1101110 1101101 1110110101 110111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8

Repeated words/phrases

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