Analysis of Washington



You ask what land, I love the best
Washington, its Washington
The fairest land, in all the west
Washington, yes Washington

A land where trees, grow straight and tall
Washington, Oh Washington
The sweetest apples of them all
Washington, my Washington

Her feet are washed by the western sea
Washington, Oh Washington
Where eagles fly, so wild and free
Washington, dear Washington

Her mountains rise, to meet the sky
Washington, my Washington
Where saucers go, sailing by
Washington, old Washington

For miles and miles, across the plain
Washington, yes Washington
There stretches fields, of golden grain
Washington, Oh Washington


Scheme abaB cBcB dBdb eBeb fBfB
Poetic Form
Metre 11111101 1001100 01010101 1001100 01111101 1001100 01010111 1001100 011110101 1001100 11011101 1001100 01011101 1001100 1101101 1001100 11010101 1001100 11011101 1001100
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 607
Words 99
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 102
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted on April 11, 2011

Modified on March 17, 2023

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