This is an analysis of Evening Prayer by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward.

Take unto Thyself, O Father!
This folded day of thine,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbcccXb abbcccXb
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,
  • Metre: 11010110 010101 010101 01010111 110111 101101 11110 00101 11111010 101101 010101 1010111 1101001 10010101 11111 10101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 17

Anaphora

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