This is an analysis of Once There Came A Man by Stephen Crane.

Once there came a man
Who said,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbcdadaddXcb
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 11101 11 10111001010 1100 110101001010 0110101 11011011 001110 1111 11111101 111110101 010000110110 111101010 11010100
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

Epiphora

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