This is an analysis of Tatarus by Oliver Wendell Holmes.
WHILE in my simple gospel creed
That 'God is Love' so plain I read,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aaXbccaa ccbbddee ffgghhgg bbhhffii
- Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,8,
- Metre: 10110101 110101111 11010110 11110101 11011101 101101001 011100101 11110001 110011101 10010001 11010101 01110101 110111001 01010101 01011101 11010101 01010101 11010101 11010101 01010101 11010101 11010101 111101001 10110101 110100011 11110001 01111101 1111010001 10110001 11110101 11011101 110110101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 32
Repeated words/phrases
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