This is an analysis of Brother And Sister by David Herbert Lawrence.

The shorn moon trembling indistinct on her path,
Frail as a scar upon the pale blue sky,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abacbc dcdece fXfgXg hdhdii jfjfee
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 011100001101 1101010111 10101011101 10100111101 01011101101 1101010111 1111111101 0111010111 11001011110 110010010101 111111011101 1101101011101 11001011111001 11111111010 101010101001 1101010110010 0111011001110 0101001110 11101011001011 10101101011101 1001010111101 0010011111111 010111001001 110010110111 111100100111 11110111001 11110111101 01110111001 001001011101 111110110101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 30

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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