This is an analysis of 'Yes, Holy Be Thy Resting Place' by Emily Jane Brontë.

Yes, holy be thy resting place
Wherever thou may'st lie;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gbgb hihiXbbbb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 11001101 010111 01011111 010001 101100101 111101 11111101 110101 101100101 010101 11011111 1101011 11111101 111010 11110101 1101101 11111001 010100 11110101 010101 01010111 1000101 111001010 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

Anaphora

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