This is an analysis of A Nation's Strength by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

What makes a nation's pillars high
And its foundations strong?…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eaea fefe dbdb gaga
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11010101 100101 11010001 011101 00110101 110101 01111101 110101 00011011 0100101 01111101 110001 10011111 110101 11110101 010101 11110111 010111 11111101 111101 11111101 111101 11010101 110001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

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