This is an analysis of The Oldest Inhabitant by Augusta Davies Webster.
'AND when came I to this town?' did he say!
A question asked for the asking's sake,…
Structure
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- Stanzas: 10
- Lines: 209
Repeated words/phrases
to, and, life, no, there, of, for, that, it, i, ever, passes, we, you, ye, who, thou, or
Anaphora
life, there, whether, and, for, to, a, nothing, only, thou
Epiphora
', week
Anadiplosis
there
