Analysis of Hands All Round
First pledge our Queen this solemn night,
Then drink to England, every guest;
That man’s the best Cosmopolite
Who loves his native country best.
May freedom’s oak for ever live
With stronger life from day to day;
That man’s the true Conservative
Who lops the moulder’d branch away.
Hands all round!
God the traitor’s hope confound!
To this great cause of Freedom drink, my friends,
And the great name of England, round and round.
To all the loyal hearts who long
To keep our English Empire whole!
To all our noble sons, the strong
New England of the Southern Pole!
To England under Indian skies,
To those dark millions of her realm!
To Canada whom we love and prize,
Whatever statesman hold the helm.
Hands all round!
God the traitor’s hope confound!
To this great name of England drink, my friends,
And all her glorious empire, round and round.
To all our statesmen so they be
True leaders of the land’s desire!
To both our Houses, may they see
Beyond the borough and the shire!
We sail’d wherever ship could sail,
We founded many a mighty state;
Pray God our greatness may not fail
Thro’ craven fears of being great.
Hands all round!
God the traitor’s hope confound!
To this great cause of Freedom drink my friends,
And the great name of England, round and round.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111011101 111101001 11011 11110101 11011101 11011111 11010100 1101101 111 1010101 1111110111 0011110101 11010111 1110101001 111010101 11010101 110101001 11110101 110011101 1010101 111 1010101 1111110111 010100100101 111010111 110101010 111010111 0101001 11010111 110100101 111010111 11011101 111 1010101 1111110111 0011110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,258 |
Words | 228 |
Sentences | 19 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 12, 12, 12 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 331 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 75 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 30, 2023
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