This is an analysis of Arakoon by Henry Kendall.

Lo! in storms, the triple-headed
Hill, whose dreaded…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabccbddeffe ddbbbb aagccg hhXbbX bbiiii ffbddb jjhffh
  • Stanza lengths: 12,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 10101010 1110 1010001 10111010 1010 1011101 10001010 1010 1111111 11111110 1010 10100101 10111110 1110 101101 10101010 1010 1110101 11101110 1010 1111101 10111010 1010 1010101 11111010 1010 1011101 10101110 1010 1010101 10101010 1010 1011001 10111010 1010 1111111 11101110 1110 1110101 11001010 1010 1010101 101001100 1010 0011101 11101010 1110 1010101
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 48

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