This is an analysis of Dead Hope by Christina Georgina Rossetti.

Hope new born one pleasant morn
Died at even;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaBA cdcdaa efefXaBA
  • Stanza lengths: 4,6,8,
  • Metre: 1111101 1110 111101 11010 0010101 010101 10110101 0111 11110111 10101 1110101 0101 1010101 011 1111111 1110 111101 11010
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 18