This is an analysis of China 1899 by Arthur Henry Adams.

She lies, a grave disdain all her defence,
Too imperturbable for scorn. She hears…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdeced
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1101011001 110001111 1001000100 1101010101 1101010100 1001011111 01101101111 0101010100 1101000101 0001011111 1101110101 00100011001 1101011111 0100110101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

Anaphora

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