This is an analysis of Alcatraz * by Ina D. Coolbrith.

A pearl-foam at his feet
The waters leap and fall;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab caca XdXd Xaca efef gaga XXXe Xc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,2,
  • Metre: 011101 010111 010101 010111 10101 110111 100101 110001 101101 01101 11101 010101 1101100 011111 010111 011101 111100 10101 00100101 0100101 1100111 0100101 100101 010101 1010101 011111 1001100 0100101 0101011001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 8
  • Lines: 30

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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