Analysis of The Greek National Anthem
Rudyard Kipling 1865 (Mumbai) – 1936 (London)
We knew thee of old,
Oh divinely restored,
By the light of thine eyes
And the light of thy Sword.
From the graves of our slain
Shall thy valour prevail
As we greet thee again --
Hail, Liberty! Hail!
Long time didst thou dwell
Mid the peoples that mourn,
Awaiting some voice
That should bid thee return.
Ah, slow broke that day
And no man dared call,
For the shadow of tyranny
Lay over all:
And we saw thee sad-eyed,
The tears on thy cheeks
While thy raiment was dyed
In the blood of the Greeks.
Yet, behold now thy sons
With impetuous breath
Go forth to the fight
Seeking Freedom or Death.
From the graves of our slain
Shall thy valour prevail
As we greet thee again
Hail, Liberty! Hail!
Scheme | xaxa BCDC xxxx xexe fgfg xhxh BCDC |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (86%) |
Metre | 11111 101001 101111 001111 1011101 11101 111101 11001 11111 101011 01011 111101 11111 01111 1011100 1101 011111 01111 11111 001101 101111 10101 11101 101011 1011101 11101 111101 11001 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 668 |
Words | 133 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 26, 2023
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