This is an analysis of Liberty by John Hay.

What man is there so bold that he should say
"Thus, and thus only, would I have the sea"?…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXcdefadcdXXf afXgbdgedaggXdfea
  • Stanza lengths: 15,17,
  • Metre: 1101111111 101110111010 1101011100 1001011101 01010010100 1101010101 0101110001 0101110100 1101110011 0101010111 11010100011 0101010101 110110101001 1100011111 0101110100 11010100101 01010110100 1100010101 0101010101 11010101000 1111010101 1101010101 0111010101 1101010101 0101010101 11001011001 01011110101 1101010101 11010101001 0100111100 1111010101 1111110101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 32

Repeated words/phrases

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