This is an analysis of Reasons by Madison Julius Cawein.

Yea, why I love thee let my heart repeat:
I look upon thy face and then divine…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaacc X deeddbb X dffddgg
  • Stanza lengths: 7,1,7,1,7,
  • Metre: 1111111101 1101111101 1111110111 1001 0111111111 110101 110101 1 1111111101 1100111111 01010000101 0101 1111010111 1111111 010101 1 1111111101 1100111101 0101010001 1111 010101101 101110 110100
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 27

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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