This is an analysis of Leszko The Bastard by Alfred Austin.

``Why do I bid the rising gale
To waft me from your shore?…

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Structure

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  • Stanzas: 31
  • Lines: 1146

Repeated words/phrases

no, and, close, to, in, same, of, their, they, all, it, or, nor, his, that, as, i, my, should, he, at, come, ours, its, hast, her, with, by, not, thou, thy, would, some, nothing, more, than, you, must, from, 'twixt, cross

Anaphora

my, and, of, no, all, it, the, he, at, i, some, we, for, her, that, his, 'twixt

Anadiplosis

thou