This is an analysis of To Clare by John Bradford.

A little while, and I shall be
Fated to dwell afar from thee,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaB ccaB dddB eeeB fffB XbbB fffB cccB gggBXaaaB
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 01011110 10010101 11111101 11 01011111 01011101 110101011 11 01010101 110111101 11110101 11 11110111 11010001 111101001 11 11111101 11101111 01111111 11 11111111 11111101 11011111 11 11110111 11010111 11011001 11 11111101 01010011 101111111 11 11111101 1011101001 11110101 11 11111101 11011111 11110101 11
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 10
  • Lines: 40

Anaphora

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