This is an analysis of Adam's Complaint by Denise Levertov.

Some people,
no matter what you give them,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abX cdXX cae cde aXb
  • Stanza lengths: 3,4,3,3,3,
  • Metre: 110 1101110 1101 01 01 1111 110 0101 1010 1101 1101 1111011 111001 110100101 101101 01010
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 16

Anaphora

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