This is an analysis of The Orator. by Robert Crawford.

He has a charm that sets each thought to music,
So rare an utterance, whoso hears him feels…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaaXXXaXbb
  • Stanza lengths: 12,
  • Metre: 11011111010 11110010111 100101110 1001010101 11010001001 0011010100 0101010101 11010101001 1101010101 0101100101 11010101010 0101111100
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 12