This is an analysis of Expectation by John Hay.
Roll, on, O shining sun,
To the far seas,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abXbcccD XbdXeeeD fcfcXaaD
- Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,
- Metre: 111101 0011 111101 0111 111111 110111 110101 1101 110101 1101 010101 0110 010101 11010001 110111 1101 111101 10111 110111 0011 010111 101101 100101 1101
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 24
Anaphora
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