This is an analysis of Chiding by David Bates.
Reproach will seldom mend the young,
If they are left to need it;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc dede fefe
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 01010101 0111010 01011101 0111010 11110101 1101110 11101101 0101010 01011101 1101010 11110101 1101010 10010001 0111010 01010101 1101010
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 16
Anaphora
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