This is an analysis of Memnon by Leslie Holdsworth Allen.

When I was a burst of thunder
Born on the Nubian cliffs,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abaXcXdbdbccacacdd
  • Stanza lengths: 18,
  • Metre: 11101010 1101001 10111010 10101001 1100101 10101001 10111110 1110101 111110110 1011001 101101 111101 01011110 011101 1111010 110101 1100101 0100101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 18

Anaphora

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