This is an analysis of The Figure-Head by Herman Melville.

The _Charles-and-Emma_ seaward sped,
(Named from the carven pair at prow)…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababb cbcbb dedece
  • Stanza lengths: 5,5,6,
  • Metre: 010110101 10010111 11110101 11110111 10110111 11011101 11011111 1011101 10111111 1010100101 11010101 01011111 01111101 11010111 101011011 1
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 16

Repeated words/phrases

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