This is an analysis of Hiawatha's Wooing by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

"As unto the bow the cord is,
So unto the man is woman;…

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Structure

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  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 283

Repeated words/phrases

she, him, of, not, be, he, and, them, us, over, you

Anaphora

though, bring, be, that, to, through, and, pleasant, sat, gave, listened, in, over, thus, brought

Epiphora

dacotahs, not, arrows, us, branches

Anadiplosis

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