This is an analysis of Thorns by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward.

As we pass by the roses,
Into your finger-tip…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abcddeeX Xabcddeea
  • Stanza lengths: 8,9,
  • Metre: 1111010 001101 1101 110111 101001 111101 101111 1001010 1111010 110111 1001 111111 100011 101111 111111 1101010
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 17

Anaphora

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