Analysis of The maple
Emily Pauline Johnson 1861 – 1913
It is the blood-hued maple straight and strong,
Voicing abroad its patriotic song.
Its daring colours bravely flinging forth
The ensign of the Nation of the North.
| Scheme | AA BB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 1101110101 100110101 110110101 0101010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 176 |
| Words | 31 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 67 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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