This is an analysis of Beauty That Is Never Old by James Weldon Johnson.

When buffeted and beaten by life's storms,
When by the bitter cares of life oppressed,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab baba caac
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 101110111 1101010101 1111010111 1111010111 1101111101 0101110101 0111011111 1101011101 0111110111 0101111111 0101111011 0101010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12

Anaphora

when, i