This is an analysis of Evening by Paul Laurence Dunbar.

The moon begins her stately ride
Across the summer sky;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXb XXaX acXc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 01010101 010101 010100101 010101 01110101 0101010 01000111 01000010 110101011 010101 11010101 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12

Anaphora

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