This is an analysis of Approaches by George MacDonald.

When thou turn'st away from ill,
Christ is this side of thy hill.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb XX cc dd eeXaa
  • Stanza lengths: 2,2,2,2,2,5,
  • Metre: 1110101 1001011 1110010 1010011 11111010 10100110 1110101 1010101 1111111 1010001 1010111 1111101 1100111 1011101
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

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