This is an analysis of Xv: 'Tis Five Years Since, An End Said I by Alfred Edward Housman.
'Tis five years since, `An end,' said I;
`I'll march no further, time to die.…
Structure
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- Guessed form:
- Stanzas: 5
- Lines: 20
Repeated words/phrases
and
Anaphora
i, and, the, what
