This is an analysis of When Great Trees Fall by Maya Angelou.
When great trees fall,
rocks on distant hills shudder,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: Abcdef Aeedg hdaffXfiddiec iXedgbiigehXeid hddaXcbeihi
- Stanza lengths: 6,5,13,15,11,
- Metre: 1111 1110110 10101 0110 110100 101010 1111 010 11010010 110 010011 1111 0101101 1110 1110 1110 10 010100 110010010 010 1111 01 101 1010 1111 1010010 01101 11 010011 10 1110 111 10111 100 101 11111100 101001000100 011 1 11111 10010011 10111 01000101 0010 10010010 1100110 00011001 10101010 110010 1011010
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 5
- Lines: 50
Epiphora
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