This is an analysis of Gospel by Patrick Kavanagh.

We are the children of light,
Wise, not companioned…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXbc XXaX abdb XcXd
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 1101001 111000 11 000111 1010 100100 101 01000 1101 001010 110 11110011 1010 101 0110 1101010
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

Anaphora

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