This is an analysis of The Graduate Leaving College by George Moses Horton.

What summons do I hear?
The morning peal, departure's knell;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab caca dede fgfg
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 110111 010110001 11110101 110111 010101 01011101 01010101 100111 111101 01010101 010010111 110101 0111010 10110101 111101110 100101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

Anaphora

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