This is an analysis of The Lips Of Ages by Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis.

Down thro' the ages these same sticks
Have played on man their knavish tricks.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbcX ddccccXe ffgghhee
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,
  • Metre: 11010111 11111101 11010111 10110111 01110101 01011101 11001101 101101010 11000101 01010101 11011101 10010101 11011101 11000101 01011100 01110101 11010111 11011111 11111111 01010111 11001101 11110111 11010111 0100110101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 26

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