This is an analysis of A Prisoner by George MacDonald.

The hinges are so rusty
The door is fixed and fast;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababccac
  • Stanza lengths: 8,
  • Metre: 0101110 010111 0101110 011001 110111 110101 11011100 111111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 8

Anaphora

the, or