This is an analysis of Spring by Samuel Johnson.
Stern Winter now, by Spring repress'd
Forbears the long-continued strife;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab Xcdc cXcd dddd efef bfbf gaga dhdhXdada
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Metre: 110110101 10010101 11010101 01010101 1100101010 11000101 11000101 11010101 01010101 01010010 11010101 11011101 11110101 01010101 11100101 1110101 11110101 01010101 11110101 11110101 010101001 11110101 11110101 11011101 111100010 11000101 0100101010 01001001 11110101 11010101 11110101 11011011 111111001 11011101 01010001 11010001
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 9
- Lines: 36
Repeated words/phrases
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Anaphora
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