This is an analysis of Misgivings by Herman Melville.

When ocean-clouds over inland hills
Sweep storming in late autumn brown,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababacc dbdbdee
  • Stanza lengths: 7,7,
  • Metre: 110110111 11001101 110010101 101110001 11011101 0101000101 101101101101 10110101 1100110001 01110101 011101 0101010101 1111010111 011100100100101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 14

Anaphora

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