This is an analysis of The Pagan World by Matthew Arnold.
In his cool hall, with haggard eyes,
The Roman noble lay;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab caca Xddd cece fbfb XXcX cdcd dede gaga hdhdXgdgd
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Metre: 00110101 010101 110101001 0101001 11011111 1101010 110011101 00100010 01010110 0010101 01010111 110111 01110101 010101 11010101 110101 11110101 010101 010011101 110101 11111110 110101 01010111 110011 110001001 011101 11011101 110101 11010101 110101 01010101 1001001 11011101 010111 11011101 110100 10011101 110101 11010101 010001 11010001 110001 11111101 010111
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 11
- Lines: 44
Repeated words/phrases
to, she, her
Anaphora
the, she
