This is an analysis of Rule Britannia by James Thomson.
When Britain first, at Heaven's command,
Arose from out the azure main;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: ababCX dedeCX cfcfCX gbgbCX bbbbCX ahahCX
- Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,6,
- Metre: 110111001 01010101 01010001 110010101 100100101 101000100 01011111 10110101 11110111 01110001 100100101 101000100 11010111 11001101 10111101 11011101 100100101 101000100 11010111 11010111 010111001 11111101 100100101 101000100 01010101 11010101 11100011 110010101 100100101 101000100 01010101 10110101 11010101 11010101 100100101 101000100
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 6
- Lines: 36
