This is an analysis of The Flag by Julia Ann Moore.

See the glorious stars and stripes,
Floating over there;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: AbcbdeXe cfffXbgb dbebhghg egXgffgfXAbebfede
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,17,
  • Metre: 10100111 10101 1110011 00101 11011101 10101 10101111 01001 11111101 101101 110101010 00101 010101001 011101 11101001 11101 11010111 00101 011100101 111101 01111100 11111 110100100 110101 01001001 010101 10011111 0010101 1111101 11101 1110101 010101 10100111 10101 1010101 10001 1011011 101110 110010111 01101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 40