This is an analysis of De Profundis by George MacDonald.

When I am dead unto myself, and let,
O Father, thee live on in me,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab Xcdc dede bfbf gege bhbh
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 1111101111 11011101 0100111111 110101 11101100001 01000111 0100110111 110101 1100110101 01010001 11011011001 111101 1110111101 100101010 1101010111 0101010 1111011001 01010011 11111001001 100111 0100010101 11111111 111101001011 111111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

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