This is an analysis of Vox Corporis by Sara Teasdale.

The beast to the beast is calling,
And the soul bends down to wait;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: AbXb AbXb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 01001010 1011101 101010010 011101 01001010 1110111 101001010 101101
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8

Anaphora

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