This is an analysis of Uncle Ananias by Edwin Arlington Robinson.

His words were magic and his heart was true,
And everywhere he wandered he was blessed.…

Read full poem

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababaX bcXcbc dedede ededeX fgfgfg
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 0101010111 1101110111 1011011111 1111111101 0101010101 111100 1101010001 11110110001 010001010100 0100010101 1100111011 111101 1101010101 11100100101 0101100011 1101010101 1011110101 100111 1101111101 01001010001 1101010101 1111010011 1001001001001 110101 10010101001 1101010100 1001010011 0100010100 11001111111 011100
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 30

Repeated words/phrases

and