This is an analysis of The Wind Of Winter by Madison Julius Cawein.

The Winter Wind, the wind of death,
Who knocked upon my door,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXbab cdcdcd efffef gfgfgf hghghg dididi djdjdj
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 01010101 110111 11011100 010011 11010101 1101001 111100001 111101 01010101 111101 010100101 010111 010010101 110101 11111101 010111 01010101 110111 10011111 010101 11011101 110101 11000101 011111 11111101 010101 11010101 010101 11010101 011101 01111101 100101 110001001 110111 11010111 010111 11111101 110101 11110111 1001001 01011101 111101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 42

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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