This is an analysis of Worn Out by Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal.

Thy strong arms are around me, love
My head is on thy breast;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abcb dcdc aefe bfXf agcg
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11110111 110111 11010101 111111 11110101 111100 11011101 110101 11010101 111101 01111111 010101 11110101 110101 01011101 111101 11110111 011101 11110111 111111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 20

Anaphora

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