Analysis of Anthem
Hanford Lennox Gordon 1836 ( Andover, New York, ) – 1920 ( Minnesota)
Spirit of Liberty,
Wake in the Land!
Sons of our Forefathers,
Raise the strong hand!
Burn in each heart anew
Liberty's fires;
Wave the old Flag again,
Flag of our sires;
Glow all thy stars again,
Banner of Light!
Wave o'er us forever,
Emblem of might;
God for our Banner!
God for the Right!
Minions of Tyranny,
Tremble and kneel!
The sons of the Pilgrims
Are sharpening their steel.
Pledge for our Land again
Honor and life;
Wave the old Flag again;
On to the strife!
Shades of our Forefathers,
Witness our fright!
Wave o'er us forever,
Emblem of might;
God for our Banner!
God for our Right!
Scheme | abcbxcDxdeFEFe agxgdhDhceFEFe |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101100 1001 111010 1011 101101 10010 101101 11101 111101 1011 1101010 1011 111010 1101 101100 1001 011010 110011 1110101 1001 101101 1101 111010 10101 1101010 1011 111010 11101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 568 |
Words | 109 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 14, 14 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 229 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 54 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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