This is an analysis of Petrarch To Laura by Mary Darby Robinson.

"Ere such a soul regains its peaceful state,
"How often must it love, how often hate,…

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Structure

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  • Stanzas: 18
  • Lines: 316

Repeated words/phrases

how, often, ye, your, my, where, what, her, his, why, to, thy, of, i, with, in, and

Anaphora

how, ye, where, what, to, a, no, that, why, with, thy, i, my