This is an analysis of When I Go Up To Work The Young Blue Sea by Lesbia Harford.

When I go up to work the young blue sea
Has not awaked from dreams:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXbaaXaXbXccX
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1111010111 1110001 0101011100 01 11 11 001101 1111110101 101100 100100101110 01 11 01 011000
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

Anaphora

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