This is an analysis of Wants by Edith Wharton.

WE women want too many things;
And first we call for happiness, -…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef ghgh XiXi
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11011101 11111100 01010101 01011001 11010111 11111101 110101111 01011101 11110101 111100111 11111101 11010111 11111101 11110101 11010101 01110100 11011101 01010001 11010110 110111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

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