This is an analysis of Hymn - Consecration Of Magnolia Cemetery by Henry Timrod.

Whose was the hand that painted thee, O Death!
In the false aspect of a ruthless foe,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb dede fcfc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 1101110111 0011100101 0111010111 11010111111 110101010010 0101010101 10110110010 1101111101 1011011111 1100111101 1111011101 1001011101 10111010101 1101110101 1111110101 1111111101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

Repeated words/phrases

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