This is an analysis of The Clover by James Whitcomb Riley.

Some sings of the lily, and daisy, and rose,
And the pansies and pinks that the Summertime…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abaaaccddddeebbff ccddggbX
  • Stanza lengths: 17,8,
  • Metre: 11001011011 10101110101 1 001101001011 101101101001 11001011001 0010001001001 111101001011 001101001011 11011101011 01101001001 111111111111 101001001001 111001001101 111011001011 001001001001 101101101001 11111001101 001001011011 110001011111 11001101011 111011101111 011001011001 11001011001 111101101010
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 25

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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