This is an analysis of Petals by Amy Lowell.

Life is a stream
On which we strew…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abcabc defdefegfegf
  • Stanza lengths: 6,12,
  • Metre: 1001 1111 10110010011 01101 11111 110111101 1001 10001 11001011001 11001 11001 11011101101 1001 1101 1001001001 1011 10101 01011101011
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 18

Anaphora

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