This is an analysis of Italy by John Greenleaf Whittier.

ACROSS the sea I heard the groans
Of nations in the intervals…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXabcbbcddddddeddefgffghahha
  • Stanza lengths: 30,
  • Metre: 01011101 01000100 01111111 110101110 11110100 11010101 11010101 11111101 01010101 10000101 11111001 010100101 11011101 11010001 11010101 110110101 11010101 01011101 010001001 10011101 11110101 11010101 11010011 11010101 01000101 11011101 01110101 01010111 01110101 110101010
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 30

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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