This is an analysis of When I Was An Editor by Stephan Stephansson.

So maudlin, with pity and pathos I stood
If someone who erred got the lashes;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abba aaXaXabbaaa
  • Stanza lengths: 4,11,
  • Metre: 11001011011 011111010 011110010 01010101011 11111101101 11011101001 110110010010 01001011 11101001011 110011110 01011010 01011011001 0101111001 11111111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 14

Anaphora

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