This is an analysis of The Guest House by John Le Gay Brereton.
What imps are these that come with scowl and leer?
Black motes upon the morning's amber beam,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: Xaabbaabcadcad
- Stanza lengths: 14,
- Metre: 1111110111 1101010101 1111011101 1101110101 01110100111 1111010101 11010110101 1111010011 1101110001 0101010101 1111010101 1111010101 0101010111 11001010001
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 14
Repeated words/phrases
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