This is an analysis of Extras by Richard Francis Burton.

THE CROCUSES in the Square
Lend a winsome touch to the May;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaccc cddccbXb ee
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,2,
  • Metre: 0100001 10101001 0111001 0100111 111101 10010101 1010101 011011111 0101001 110101 110111 0001001 1110101 10101111 1010100100 11111111 110100101 0101101111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 18

Anaphora

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