This is an analysis of Babel by Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton.
KNOW ye in ages past that tower
By human hands built strong and high?…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abaab cdccd eeeee fgffg hehhe igiig jbjjb ee eXeXgcggc
- Stanza lengths: 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,2,9,
- Metre: 110101110 11011111 110101010 110101010 010101 01110111 11010101 010100111 11011101 110111 11111111 10111111 11011111 11010001 110101 01110111 010100101 11010101 10111111 010001 1010100111 11110101 11010101 11010101 110101 11110101 010101001 01010101 111100111 110111 11111101 01011001 01111111 01110111 100111 01000101 10110111 01110101 110000101 110111 11011101 01010101 11011111 01000101 010101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 10
- Lines: 45
Repeated words/phrases
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Anaphora
the, of