This is an analysis of The Old Stoic by Emily Jane Brontë.

Riches I hold in light esteem;
And Love I laugh to scorn;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cXcX dcdc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 10110101 111101 11011101 110001 10110101 111111 01011111 1111001 11111111 111101 01110101 010001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12

Anaphora

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