This is an analysis of Spring Showers by James Thomson.

The north-east spends his rage; he now shut up
Within his iron cave, th' effusive south…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXXcccaXddecbccdfgfefgXfcdfcXcXddfcccabXd
  • Stanza lengths: 42,
  • Metre: 0111011111 01010111001 101111001010 10110101010 1101011101 1101011101 01110100101 01010111001 11101010101 1111011101 0101110101 110100111001 01010100101 0000111101 0101010101 11010101001 01011100101 0101111001 0100111101 1101010111 1011110101 0101010101 0101011101 0101010101 11101010111 0001001010101 1101010001 01010101001 0101010101 1101010111 0101110001 1001111101 01100100101 01010010101 1111010101 01110010101 11110111001 0101010101 11110110101 11010010111 1101010010 1001010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 42

Anaphora

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