This is an analysis of The Renewal by John Kenyon.
I knew her, when my youthful time
Beyond the verge of manhood stood;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: ababcdXdebeb afafcBCBcgcghihi jkjkbhbXlclceeeeXcBCB
- Stanza lengths: 12,16,21,
- Metre: 11011101 01010111 111001001 01010101 110101001 01010101 11010100 11001101 11001101 11011101 01010001 11010101 11111101 01011101 01001111 11010101 11011101 11010101 01110101 11110101 10111101 11011101 11110111 01010111 11111011 11110111 11100001 11010101 10010111 110101001 11010110 110010111 10011101 011101001 10011101 1111001000 11111101 01110101 01010101 01010101 10010111 11010101 010101001 01010101 11111101 11010101 01110101 11110101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 48
Repeated words/phrases
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Anaphora
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