This is an analysis of A Farewell To America To Mrs. S. W. by Phillis Wheatley.

I.
ADIEU, New-England's smiling meads,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abcdc XbebX Xfcfc XgXgX aaXaX adbdb Xgcgc Xhchc Xbebe Xfafa acbcb Xacac XebeX
  • Stanza lengths: 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Metre: 1 01110101 010101 111101101 110101 1 01110101 111101 11010101 111110 1 01010101 111111 11011111 110101 1 01011111 010101 11010101 11100010 1 11000111 010110 11111111 100101 1 01010101 010101 110100001 110101 1 11100101 110101 10010101 010101 1 11010101 010101 010101001 010101 1 01011101 010101 11100101 110101 1 11011111 111101 11010101 1100101 1 110100101 110101 01010101 110101 1 11010101 011101 11011101 110101 1 11011101 011101 11010101 010110
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 13
  • Lines: 66

Repeated words/phrases

thy

Anaphora

adieu, in, with