This is an analysis of Life-Weary by George MacDonald.

O Thou that walkest with nigh hopeless feet
Past the one harbour, built for thee and thine.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab caca dada
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 1111001101 1011011111 1111000101 11010101101 1011011111 11001010101 111011101 0101000101 1101111111 0111011101 1101111101 1111011111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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