This is an analysis of August by Jean Blewett.

God in His own right hand doth take each day-
Each sun-filled day-each rare and radiant night,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 1001111111 11111111001 1101010111 11010110110
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4

Repeated words/phrases

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