This is an analysis of The Livid Lightnings Flashed In The Clouds by Stephen Crane.

The livid lightnings flashed in the clouds;
The leaden thunders crashed.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXX XbXaaaXX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,8,
  • Metre: 010101001 010101 0100101 1001001010 1010101 110110001 110 10110 1011 1111100 10101101 1101001010
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 12

Anaphora

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