This is an analysis of 'Twas A Long Parting&Mdash;But The Time by Emily Dickinson.

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X aXXa XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths: 1,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 1 101100001 110000100 010101010 0100101 1101010 01000100 0100100100 01010100 110000010 1000101 1000011100 11000000 11000010 01000010 1100001000 0101010
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 17

Anaphora

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