This is an analysis of Clock Striking by Charles Lamb.
Did I hear the church-clock a few minutes ago,
I was asked, and I answered, I hardly did know,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aabccb ddXeeX
- Stanza lengths: 6,6,
- Metre: 011011011001 111111011001 111111011 111111011101 11101011001 011111101 111001001001 111111101111 111011011 011001011001 01001101011 11011001
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Stanzas: 2
- Lines: 13
Repeated words/phrases
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