This is an analysis of The Shadows by Oliver Wendell Holmes.
'How many have gone?' was the question of old
Ere Time our bright ring of its jewels bereft;…
Structure
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- Closest metre:
- Guessed form:
- Stanzas: 10
- Lines: 40
Repeated words/phrases
and, had, that, they
Anaphora
with, how