This is an analysis of Summer Heat by Eugene Field.

Nay, why discuss this summer heat,
Of which vain people tell?…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab caca dbdb bebeXabab
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 11010101 011101 11010001 011111 01000111 010101 01110101 110101 11010101 110101 11000101 011101 11011101 100101 110001011 110101 11010111 111101 11110101 100101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 20

Anaphora

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