This is an analysis of Sonnet Vi by Alan Seeger.

Give me the treble of thy horns and hoofs,
The ponderous undertones of 'bus and tram,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdeaaeaa
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1101001111 01001010111 0101010101 0111010101 01111100100 1111010101 0111010101 1111010001 01110000101 01010100101 1011010001 1010010101 1000100111 1111011101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

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