This is an analysis of Sunset On The Bearcamp by John Greenleaf Whittier.

A gold fringe on the purpling hem
Of hills the river runs,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbb cdedfgeg bfaffhbhbbeb aidiccjcXcXc bgkbblflgfbf kbcbdfhffdcd eefecXXaXbhbXlfjffhahdcbc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,8,12,12,12,12,25,
  • Metre: 01110101 010101 11011101 010101 01010101 110111 10011101 010001 100010101 010101 01010111 110101 01010101 100101 01010001 110101 110110101 110101 11010101 110101 11010101 010101 01010100 010101 11011111 010101 01111101 111101 11010111 110101 11010101 010101 01010111 010101 01000100 110101 01010101 010000 110010111 110100 10110101 111111 11111111 110101 110001001 010111 11010101 110101 11010001 010101 11010101 011101 11010101 0111001 010010101 111101 11000101 110111 01010111 011101 11010101 110111 010001110 001111 01010101 010111 10110011 010001 01010100 1101110 11010111 011101 11110111 111101 11110101 010111 11110101 110111 01011111 010101 01010111 110111 011001001 111101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 8
  • Lines: 84

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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