This is an analysis of A Fable For Critics by James Russell Lowell.
Phoebus, sitting one day in a laurel-tree's shade,
Was reminded of Daphne, of whom it was made,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme:
- Stanza lengths:
- Metre:
- Closest metre:
- Guessed form:
- Stanzas: 73
- Lines: 1809
Repeated words/phrases
he, of, she, that, her, i, in, as, for, on, they, hunt, and, old, him, it, to, me, you, should, one, such, more, 'em, with, 's, his, so, who, can, be, when, or, whether, there, forth, too
Anaphora
and, who, he, the, such, 'tis, with, she, you, how, whether, there
Epiphora
her, it, over, on, one, once, for, him, smoke, me, of, to, 'em, in, do, forth, with, '
Anadiplosis
her, it
