This is an analysis of Villanelle Of Change by Edwin Arlington Robinson.
Since Persia fell at Marathon,
The yellow years have gathered fast:…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: AbA abA abA abA XbAXabAA
- Stanza lengths: 3,3,3,3,8,
- Metre: 11011101 01001101 11001111 11110101 01010001 11011101 11011101 10110101 11001111 01011111 10010101 11011101 10010100 01001111 11001111 01010111 01110001 11011101 11001111
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 6
- Lines: 19
Anaphora
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