This is an analysis of Heaven-Haven by Gerard Manley Hopkins.

I have desired to go
Where springs not fail,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abba cddc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 1101001 10111 0111111101 101101 111100 1111 1011000101 11001001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8

Anaphora

and, where