This is an analysis of The Witch's Child by Edith Matilda Thomas.

'Tis Elfinell- a witch's child,
From holy minster banned....…

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Structure

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  • Stanzas: 18
  • Lines: 72

Repeated words/phrases

and, they

Anaphora

and, to, they, the