This is an analysis of 'Me, A Sinner' by Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis.

Should it occasion much surprise
That criminals should deal in blame,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbXb cdcddeXe fdfdgbgb
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,
  • Metre: 10010101 11001101 11011100 01100101 01010100 11010001 11010001 11010101 11010101 01011111 01010101 110101011 11011111 100010011 0101010 111101001 00010001 11111101 11111101 01010101 11010101 11010011 11110101 11001101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 24

Anaphora

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