This is an analysis of New England Sabbath Bells by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.
Methinks I hear those tuneful chimes,
Borne on the breath of morn,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abcbdebe aeeeeafa fghgdfhf Xiaicjhj XfXfajbj igagXbebXfgagaada
- Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,8,8,17,
- Metre: 10111101 110101 01000101 010101 01011101 010101 10010101 100101 11011101 1100101 11011101 010111 01110101 100101 111100101 011101 111101010 010111 01010101 110101 01011111 111111 110010101 101111 010100101 11111 01011101 110101 11000111 111101 010101001 010001 11010111 011101 11011100 010101 10011101 111111 11101111 111001 11010111 111101 01110101 1101011 01001101 110101 11110101 110101 111100101 011101 01110101 1100111 11110101 1100101 010100101 01001010
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 7
- Lines: 56
Anaphora
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