This is an analysis of When Burbadge Played by Henry Austin Dobson.
WhenN Burbadge played, the stage was bare
Of fount and temple, tower and stair;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aabba aabC aabbXC
- Stanza lengths: 5,4,6,
- Metre: 11010111 011101011 11010101 11010101 01011101 111101001 11110001 11010111 1101 00010101 11110101 11111101 11110101 11011100 1101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 15
Anaphora
two
