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His Answer To by Francis Bret Harte: poem analysis

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This is an analysis of His Answer To by Francis Bret Harte.

(REPORTED BY TRUTHFUL JAMES)
Being asked by an intimate party,--…

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Structure

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  • Stanzas: 10
  • Lines: 74

Repeated words/phrases

it, that, and, his, in, your, for

Anaphora

that, and, in

Epiphora

'

Anadiplosis

you

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