This is an analysis of The Truth by Radclyffe Hall.

Oh ! why is the world as it is, we ask,
With tears in our voice, and a sigh :…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abaab bcbbc
  • Stanza lengths: 5,5,
  • Metre: 1100110011 01011101 11001110101 11001010001 01001101 01101001101 11001001 01101001101 01001001101 11111111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 10

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