Analysis of Canada
England, father and mother in one,
Look on your stalwart son.
Sturdy and strong, with the valour of youth,
Where is another so lusty?
Coated and mailed, with the armour of truth,
Where is another so trusty?
Flesh of your flesh, and bone of your bone,
He is yours alone.
England, father and mother in one,
See the wealth of your son.
Forests primeval, and virginal sod,
Wheat-fields golden and splendid:
Riches of nature and opulent God
For the use of his children intended.
A courage that dares, and a hope that endures,
And a soul all yours.
England, father and mother in one,
Hear the cry of your son.
Little cares he for the glories of earth
Lying around and above him,
Yearning is he for the rights of his birth,
And the heart of his mother to love him.
Vast are your gifts to him, ample his store,
Now open your door.
England, father and mother in one,
Heed the voice of your son.
Proffer him place in your councils of state:
Let him sit near, and attend you.
Ponder his words in the hour of debate,
Strong is his arm to defend you.
Flesh of your flesh, and bone of your bone,
Give him his own.
Scheme | Aa bcbcDd Aa efefg g Aa hihijj Aa klklDd |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101001001 111101 100110111 11010110 1001101011 11010110 111101111 11101 101001001 101111 1001001001 1110010 1011001001 1011110010 01011001101 00111 101001001 101111 1011101011 10010011 1011101111 0011110111 1111111011 11011 101001001 101111 1011011011 11110011 10110010101 11111011 111101111 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,076 |
Words | 211 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 6, 2, 5, 1, 2, 6, 2, 6 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 13, 2023
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