This is an analysis of The Wounded by John Le Gay Brereton.
Stupidity and Selfishness and Fear,
Who hold enslaved the intellect of Man,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc ded eee ede dfd fgf geg eaeXaba
- Stanza lengths: 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,7,
- Metre: 0100110011 1101010101 111101 1101010101 110101001001 110111 1011010101 01001110101 010101 1011110101 1111110101 100111 1101010001 111110101011 1001001 1100110111 1111010101 110011 1011111101 10111111001 111101 1111111111 1111010101 110101 1111110101 1111111010 01001001 1111011101 10001110101 111101 0100010111 1001010101 0100101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 11
- Lines: 33
Repeated words/phrases
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