This is an analysis of In The Trenches by Isaac Rosenberg.

I snatched two poppies
From the parapet’s ledge,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcdc Xedeefaf
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,
  • Metre: 11110 001001 11110 11101 0111 1111 11110 1101 01110 11111 11010 11111 10111 1111111 11110 1111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 16

Anaphora

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