This is an analysis of Hymn Sung At An Anniversary Of The Asylum Of Orphans At Charleston by Henry Timrod.
We scarce, O God! could lisp thy name,
When those who loved us passed away,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd cdcd efef ghgh ijij
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 11111111 11111101 11111101 01110101 11110111 11110111 10010011 11110101 11010101 11110101 01011101 11110101 110010111 11110111 11011101 01110101 111100101 11010111 11111101 110111001 11111101 01011101 11011101 11110001
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 6
- Lines: 24
Repeated words/phrases
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