This is an analysis of Doctors by Sara Teasdale.

Every night I lie awake
And every day I lie abed…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa Xbcb Xaca
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 10011101 110011101 11010111 100111 11010101 010011 11010101 010111 01110111 01010111 01110101 010111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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