This is an analysis of Raison D'Etre by Edith Nesbit.

O WEARY night, O weary day,
When heart's delight is far away!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aa bbcc dd eeddXaaaa
  • Stanza lengths: 2,4,2,9,
  • Metre: 11011101 11010101 10010101 01010111 10010101 110111011 11011101 11010101 11010011 01110101 11110101 01110111 11011101 11011111 11010101 11011101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 16

Repeated words/phrases

to, o