This is an analysis of On Liberty And Slavery by George Moses Horton.
Alas! and am I born for this,
To wear this slavish chain?…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab bcbd efef ghgh aiai fcfd hghg acac jXji kckd
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 01111110 010101 01010101 110111 11110101 110001 01111101 010100 110101101 010101 01010101 110001 11001101 1111001 11110101 110111 11010101 110111 11010101 110101 11010011 111111 11010101 010100 11001101 110111 11110101 010101 110010101 110101 11010101 010111 11000111 110010 11011001 101101 110101001 101111 10110111 010100
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 10
- Lines: 49
Repeated words/phrases
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