This is an analysis of Hymn After The Emancipation Proclamation by Oliver Wendell Holmes.

GIVER of all that crowns our days,
With grateful hearts we sing thy praise;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabb aacc ddcc ddddXddcc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 10011111 01011111 11110111 11011111 10010111 01111101 01010101 011101001 11010101 10110111 11110101 11111101 11011101 01011101 110100001 10110101 11110101 01110101 110111001 01110001
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 20

Anaphora

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