This is an analysis of The Fields Of Even by Isabel Ecclestone Mackay.

O STILLER than the fields that lie
Beneath the morning heaven,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abcb deXe dfaf cfXf agXg
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11010111 0101010 11011101 0101010 01010101 1001110 01011110 0101010 10010101 1101010 10010111 1101010 11010111 0101110 1100111001 0101010 01011001 1101011 10010101 1101011
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 20

Anaphora

the, a