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Then And Now by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper: poem analysis

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This is an analysis of Then And Now by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.

"Build me a nation," said the Lord.
The distant nations heard the word,…

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Structure

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  • Stanzas: 11
  • Lines: 113

Repeated words/phrases

and, his, to, of

Anaphora

the, his, to, and, who

Epiphora

praise

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