This is an analysis of A Builder's Lesson by John Boyle O'Reilly.
'HOW shall I a habit break?'
As you did that habit make.…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme:
- Stanza lengths:
- Metre:
- Closest metre:
- Guessed form:
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 24
Repeated words/phrases
you, as, thread, we
Anaphora
as