This is an analysis of Epochs by Emma Lazarus.

'The epochs of our life are not in the facts, but in the
silent thought by the wayside as we walk.'-Emerson…

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Structure

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  • Stanzas: 65
  • Lines: 335

Repeated words/phrases

and, of, her, she, no, to, new, be

Anaphora

no, this, the, she, nor, what

Epiphora

hope