This is an analysis of Fires by Joseph Campbell.

The little fires that Nature lights -
The scilla's lamp, the daffodil -…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd bebe
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 010101101 01010101 11010101 010101 010110101 010010101 11010101 111110 010110001 01010101 11010111 010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12

Anaphora

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