This is an analysis of Fragment by John Clare.

The cataract, whirling down the precipice,
Elbows down rocks and, shouldering, thunders through.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbc
  • Stanza lengths: 8,
  • Metre: 01001010100 11111100101 1111010101 1101001101 1101111101 0111110101 10010000111 100101111111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 8

Repeated words/phrases

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