This is an analysis of Our Kindergartner by Edward William Thomson.

WHEN April’s tinge was on the fringe
Of willows near the pool,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: Xabab cXccd ed feX ebaXa Xdfd
  • Stanza lengths: 5,5,2,3,5,4,
  • Metre: 11011101 011101 11110101 110001 110010101 010001 11011100 010001 01011111 010101 11110101 0101001 110111001 010011 110111001 10101 01010101 10101 0100101001 011101 11011111 110101 010010101 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

Anaphora

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