This is an analysis of Inheritance by George William Russell.

AS flow the rivers to the sea
Adown from rocky hill or plain,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dadaee fgfggg hchcaa
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 11010001 10010111 01010111 11110011 1101001 11111101 010010111 01000101 11001111 11011101 110100101 11010101 11011101 01010111 01010111 01011111 01010011 10010001 11011011 11010101 01010111 1100100101 11110111 11100101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 24

Anaphora

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