This is an analysis of Atom by Ina D. Coolbrith.

An Atom, formless, in the void of space,
Wherein but the One presence, All in All,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abcXcXXX deaXeaXecdbb
  • Stanza lengths: 8,12,
  • Metre: 1101000101 0110110101 1111101101 11110101010 11111110100 1011010101 1111110100 1101010101 01001010111 1001011101 0011000101 10010001000 0101000101 0101110101 0101100101 1111111101 1001110001 1101010101 1101 100101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 20

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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Epiphora

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