This is an analysis of Martha Washington by Sidney Lanier.

Written for the "Martha Washington Court Journal".

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X abXbcdcdadadaa
  • Stanza lengths: 1,14,
  • Metre: 10101001001100 1111001101 1101101101 01110101101 1111010101 1111000101 1101011101 001011100100 11001010101 0111011101 01001101001 1100010001 1101001101 11001110011 1001010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 16

Repeated words/phrases

of, and

Anaphora

and