This is an analysis of Greatness by Charles Harpur.

That man is truly great, and he alone
Who venerates, of present things or past…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababbaabcdcddX
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1101011101 1101001111 01011000101 1111111101 11001011101 0111010101 1101010111 1101010111 1101010111 1100110011 0101011101 0101010001 1101000101 01001000100
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

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