This is an analysis of James Lionel Michael by Henry Kendall.

BE HIS rest the rest he sought:
Calm and deep.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcccc dede ffff fgfg hihi jkjk lala fcfc lalX mfmf jeje mhmh chchXkbkb
  • Stanza lengths: 8,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 0010111 111 1110111 101 1011111 101 1010111 111 1010101 111 1000101 101 1010001 101 1011101 111 1110101 101 1110101 101 1110101 101 1010101 001 1110111 101 1110101 111 1110101 101 1101101 111 111101 101 1110101 101 1010111 111 1010101 110 1011101 101 1110111 101 1011111 101 1011101 111 1010111 101 1010101 101 1010101 111 1101101 111 1110111 1001 1011101 101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 14
  • Lines: 60

Anaphora

peace

Anadiplosis

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