This is an analysis of Patience by Martha Lavinia Hoffman.

Angel with the noiseless wings
Meek and gentle presence, thou,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedecc cfcfcc ffffcc gfgfcc
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 10001001 1110101 1010101 1111101 10101101 1110101 1011111 1110111 1011101 1010101 1011101 1110001 1110001 10101010 1110101 10101010 1010101 1010111 10010111 10011101 1011101 1110101 1010101 1010011 1010111 1110101 1010111 1010101 1011101 1011101
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 30

Anaphora

every, trusting