This is an analysis of A Passing Bell by David Herbert Lawrence.

Mournfully to and fro, to and fro the trees are waving;
What did you say, my dear?…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abcdb aacda efghfXeagha
  • Stanza lengths: 5,5,11,
  • Metre: 10001101101110 101111 0111110010101 0111001001 11111 1101110011101010 11101 0101111100101 10001011001 0010101 011110110010111 100101 101100101101 0101001101001 1111 110101110101101 101110 0110111101101 101011101101 1110110
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 20

Repeated words/phrases

to, it, him