This is an analysis of Quiet by Madison Julius Cawein.

A Log-Hut in the solitude,
A clapboard roof to rest beneath!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd ecec fXfX agag
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 01100101 01110101 01011101 11011101 11111101 01000111 10010101 110011001 01111101 01011101 11011111 00111101 11011101 01110100 110100111 11010101 11111111 01011111 11000101 01000101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 20

Anaphora

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