This is an analysis of The Penitent by Anne Brontë.

I mourn with thee and yet rejoice
That thou shouldst sorrow so;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcX edeX
  • Stanza lengths: 8,4,
  • Metre: 11011101 111101 01011111 010101 11110101 111101 11011001 101111 11111101 1101110 11010101 1101010
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 12