This is an analysis of Anticipation by Ellis Parker Butler.
I hold her letter as I stand,
Nor break the seal; no need to guess…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cXcd dede
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
- Metre: 11010111 11011101 11010111 10110011 01011101 11010100 11011101 11100101 11011101 01001111 11010101 01111101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 12
Repeated words/phrases
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