This is an analysis of England And America by James Kenneth Stephen.

1. ON A RHINE STEAMER.
Republic of the West,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X abab cdcd efef gdgd chch hfhf agag h fgfg gfgf afaf ifif afaf jhjh dcdc fhfh cgcgXicic
  • Stanza lengths: 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 110110 010001 010101 010001 010011 010101 110101 010001 010101 011111 010001 010101 110101 010101 110101 111100 010111 1100111 010001 110101 111101 1100101 010011 110001 010101 110011 010001 110101 110100 110010101 0100101 111101 111101 110101 010101 010011 010101 010101 110101 010001 100101 1100101 010101 011101 1101001 110101 010101 110001 010101 110111 011111 110111 0100001 110101 1100111 010011 110101 010001 010101 0100101 111101 010101 010101 010110 110011 110111 100001 100001 010101 110001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 19
  • Lines: 71

Repeated words/phrases

or, she, and

Anaphora

she, a, as