This is an analysis of Testament by Sara Teasdale.

I said, "I will take my life
And throw it away;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XXXX XaXX aXaX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11100111 11001 1111011 01010 100111001 0101 10111001 001110 1100111 10111001 0111001 010100 11110111 011001 1011111 11001100
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

Repeated words/phrases

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