This is an analysis of Contrition by George MacDonald.
Out of the gulf into the glory,
Father, my soul cries out to be lifted.…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: AbabAa cdXdcX aeaeaa fcfXff cdcXcc
- Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,
- Metre: 100100010 1011110010 1001011010 1011110010 100100010 1111110 1111011010 110101110 110011101100 010110011110 1001110010 0111101100 10110101100 11001001 10110100100 1011111001 111100101100 11010100 110110110110 1001111010 00110110110 1101110110 1011011110 11110110 10011110110 1011101110 1001101010 11111110100 11110110110 0010110110
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 5
- Lines: 30
Repeated words/phrases
and, my, blameful, of
Anaphora
i, proud