This is an analysis of Revelation by Robert Frost.

We make ourselves a place apart
Behind light words that tease and flout,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa Xbcb dcdc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11010101 01111111 11010101 11111101 110001010 11111001 110100001 01010001 11010111 11110101 11111101 11111111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12