This is an analysis of I Was In The Darkness; by Stephen Crane.

I was in the darkness;
I could not see my words…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXaa X
  • Stanza lengths: 4,1,
  • Metre: 110010 111111 1010011 110011011 10100010100
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 5

Anaphora

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