This is an analysis of The Peace Autumn by John Greenleaf Whittier.

THANK God for rest, where none molest,
And none can make afraid;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdededXbfbbdbdghgheieijbjbklklmfmfbdbdbjbj
  • Stanza lengths: 48,
  • Metre: 11111101 111101 11111101 010111 11110111 010101 11010101 010111 01111101 1111010 11111111 1101010 11010100 010101 11010110 010101 11110001 110101 11000101 1101010 11010101 110101 11010111 010101 11110111 011011 11010111 110101 11110111 111101 11010101 110101 11010111 011101 11011101 111101 10110101 011101 01001101 110101 01010111 010100 11110101 011100 01011101 010010 110100101 010111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 48

Repeated words/phrases

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