This is an analysis of The Beggar-Man by Charles Lamb.
Abject, stooping, old, and wan,
See yon wretched beggar-man;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aabbccddccAa bbcceebbAa ffgghhccaAa
- Stanza lengths: 12,10,11,
- Metre: 1010111 1110101 1010101 1010101 1110101 1110101 1010101 01010101 1010101 01010101 11010111 11010101 11101101 01011101 01010101 1010101 1111101 1011101 01010101 11010101 11010111 01000101 1010101 11010101 01110101 11010111 11000101 001010111 01010111 01010101 01010101 11010111 110000101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 35
Repeated words/phrases
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Anaphora
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