This is an analysis of As A World Would Have It by Edwin Arlington Robinson.

ALCESTIS

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Structure

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  • Stanzas: 20
  • Lines: 78

Repeated words/phrases

i, him, look, at, to, if, or, you, me, once, that, be, it, she, his, he, her, and

Anaphora

i, shall, you, do, and, why

Epiphora

again, once, me, true, speak