This is an analysis of Anguish by Henry Vaughan.

My God and King! to Thee
I bow my knee;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc ddbbee ffgghhXaa
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,9,
  • Metre: 111101 1111 11110111 01111101 10110011 101111111 111111 1011 10111111 11011101 10010111 11110101 111101 0111 10111001 01011101 11111101 01111001 111111 1111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 20

Repeated words/phrases

my, it

Anaphora

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