This is an analysis of Punishment by George MacDonald.

Mourner, that dost deserve thy mournfulness,
Call thyself punished, call the earth thy hell;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaaX XaaX bbbbbX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,6,
  • Metre: 1011011100 1101010111 1101011101 1111111100 1011011111 1111111101 1100010111 10110101000 11011011101 1101010011 1001011111 1111001011001 1111110101 11110111010
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

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