This is an analysis of I Have A Rendezvous With Life by Countee Cullen.

I have a rendezvous with Life,
In days I hope will come,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: AbXbAbcdXdcXcX
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 11010101 011101 11111101 110111 11010101 111101 11110101 011101 11010111 010101 11111111 111101 11111111 111101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

Anaphora

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