Analysis of The Flag
See the glorious stars and stripes,
Floating over there;
See how gracefully they wave
In the summer air.
We love to see that starry flag,
Wave in peace with ease,
And its colors, red, white and blue,
Unfurled to the breeze.
God grant that flag may ever wave
O'er our native land,
Where sons of freemen are united
In a happy band,
To celebrate the glorious Fourth,
The day we should adore;
Hail each anniversary day,
Now and evermore.
Our fathers fought beneath that flag
In the days of yore,
To gain their freedom from British laws,
Which they could not endure.
The cry was then for liberty,
On land and on sea;
They gained the glorious victory --
Our country now is free.
The land of Columbia's sons,
To-day is filled with joy;
Every heart should beat as one,
In the blessings we enjoy.
We should love our native land,
Where our fathers died,
We should keep the country free --
The early pilgrim's pride.
See the glorious stars and stripes,
Waving over there,
See the starry emblem, friends,
Floating in the air.
Proud it waves o'er our land,
Where it has waved for years,
May every freeman greet that flag
With three rousing cheers.
Scheme | Abcbdexe cfxfxgxg dgxxhhhh xixifjhj Abxbfkdk |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (28%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 10100101 10101 1110011 00101 11111101 10111 01101101 01101 11111101 1010101 111101010 00101 11001001 011101 1101001 1010 101010111 00111 111101101 111101 01111100 11011 110100100 1010111 01101001 111111 10011111 0010101 11110101 110101 1110101 010101 10100101 10101 1010101 10001 11110101 111111 110010111 11101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,105 |
Words | 208 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 177 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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