This is an analysis of Hester by Charles Lamb.
WHEN maidens such as Hester die
Their place ye may not well supply,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aaab cccb dddd cccd eeeb cccb fffgXaaag
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Metre: 11011101 11111101 11010101 11010 01111101 11011101 01010101 10010 01010001 01010101 01111101 11010 11111101 11010111 01010111 10010 01010101 11010101 11110101 10110 01010101 01110101 01111101 11110 11010101 01011101 11111101 11010 10110101 11010101 01111101 11010
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 8
- Lines: 32
Anaphora
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