This is an analysis of On The Death Of Anne Brontë by Charlotte Brontë.

THERE 's little joy in life for me,
And little terror in the grave ;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd dadX dede
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 111010111 11010001 1110101001 01111101 10010101 10111001 10010101 10110101 01010111 01001101 11011011 01111100 11111111 01110011 11010101 11010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

Anaphora

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