This is an analysis of Idealism by Arthur Symons.

I know the woman has no soul, I know
The woman has no possibilities…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaccXdeXeXd
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1101011111 0101110100 0111111100 0101011001 0001110111 1001010101 1111010010 1101010101 1000111101 0101011100 1010010100 0101010100 1111111111 0111110101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

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