This is an analysis of The Soldier's Grave by Ada Cambridge.

Twas long ago, in the summer-time,
On a day as sad as this,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abcbcdXd Xacacbeb efXfXbdb
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,
  • Metre: 110100101 1011110 1111100101 11100111 1010100101 0010111 001111100 1010101 111100101 1100111 110100101 1010111 11101001110 1110101 101001011111 1011001 1111110101 10101111 10100101111 11100111 11100111111 11111111 11110101101 00100111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

and

Anaphora

though