This is an analysis of Fading* by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

She sits beside the window. All who pass
Turn once again to gaze on her sweet face.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bcbc dada eXec efef cdcd fgfg
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 1101010111 1101011011 1011111101 011001101 11110101001 0111010111 0111010111 1111111101 1111010101 1101010101 1111010101 1101011101 1101110101 01010111010 0111111101 1111011101 11111101111 10010100111 1101010111 1111010101 1111010111 1111001011 1111010111 1111110101 1101110101 1001110001 1111011111 0101110101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 28

Repeated words/phrases

her, we, and

Anaphora

her