This is an analysis of After Court Martial by Francis Ledwidge.

My mind is not my mind, therefore
I take no heed of what men say,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abaX bcbc dede
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11011111 11110111 11110001 11010100 00100111 01011100 11010101 10110101 11111011 11110101 11010101 11010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12

Anaphora

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