This is an analysis of Fatherland by Sir Henry Parkes.

THE BRAVE old land of deed and song,
Of gentle hearts and spirits strong,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccXb ddee bbff XXaaccggXaabb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,13,
  • Metre: 01110111 01011101 01011101 01011101 11010101 11010101 111101100 111100111 01111111 110111010 110101101 11000101 10010111 110011101 11010101 11010111 110100101 110111010 11010101 11011101 11110101 0111001011 11010101 1100101111 01110111 110101001 11011101 11111101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 33

Repeated words/phrases

of, and

Anaphora

of, by, not