This is an analysis of Lotus Hurt By The Cold by David Herbert Lawrence.

How many times, like lotus lilies risen
Upon the surface of a river, there…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abba caac XddX aeea
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11011101010 0101000101 1101011101 11001101010 1111110001 1100100100010 11010001010 01001111001 1111011110 01011011111 01010101011 0111010101 1101010101 11010101110 01010111110 11010100101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

Anaphora

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