This is an analysis of Song Of Sardanapalus by Hume Nisbet.
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'WHAT am I? a God or Man?…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abccb Xadda XbeeX
- Stanza lengths: 5,5,5,
- Metre: 1 1110111 1011111 1011001 1110111 1 1111111 11111001 1111101 0110101 1 1111101 1111101 1111101 11111100
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 15
Repeated words/phrases
man, god
Anadiplosis
man
