This is an analysis of The Retreat From Moscow by George Moses Horton.
Sad Moscow, thy fate do I see,
Fire! fire! in the city all cry;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aaaa abaB cdcd eXeB fgfg hbhb ihih jgjb gagaXgggB
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Metre: 11111111 1010001011 11001011 01001011 01101001 011010110 01001011101 010011010 01101011 11001001 11001101 11101001 01101001 010110110 01011001001 010011010 01101011 01101001 01101001 11001101 11111001 010011010 01001001011 011011010 01001011 01011001 100101001 01010001 001101001 11011101 11101011101 011011010 11011111 01101001 01001011 01001001 1011011 11101001 11101011001 010011010
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 10
- Lines: 40
Anaphora
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