Analysis of France.
Not dead,--oh no,--she cannot die!
Only a swoon, from loss of blood!
Levite England passes her by,
Help, Samaritan! None is nigh;
Who shall stanch me this sanguine flood?
Range the brown hair, it blinds her eyne,
Dash cold water over her face!
Drowned in her blood, she makes no sign,
Give her a draught of generous wine.
None heed, none hear, to do this grace.
Head of the human column, thus
Ever in swoon wilt thou remain?
Thought, Freedom, Truth, quenched ominous,
Whence then shall Hope arise for us,
Plunged in the darkness all again!
No, she stirs!--There's a fire in her glance,
Ware, oh ware of that broken sword!
What, dare ye for an hour's mischance,
Gather around her, jeering France,
Attila's own exultant horde?
Lo, she stands up,--stands up e'en now,
Strong once more for the battle-fray,
Gleams bright the star, that from her brow
Lightens the world. Bow, nations, bow,
Let her again lead on the way!
Scheme | ABAAB CDCCD ECEEC FGDFG CHIIH |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11111101 10011111 1101001 10100111 11111101 10111101 11101001 10011111 100111001 11111111 11010101 10011101 11011100 11110111 10010101 1111010001 11111101 11111101 10010101 01010101 111111111 11110101 11011101 10011101 10011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 903 |
Words | 169 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 139 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 22, 2023
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