This is an analysis of Bruges by Ernest Raynaud.

O THING of Spain in Flanders left behind,
O idle Delta severed from the sea,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXa abba ccd ede X
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,3,3,1,
  • Metre: 1101010101 1101010001 1100010100 1001111101 01010011001 1100010101 0111110101 01010101001 11111100101 1101010001 01100010001 1101111010 10011010001 01110101110 01011010
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 15

Anaphora

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