This is an analysis of Heredity by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
A soldier of the Cromwell stamp,
With sword and psalm-book by his side,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd aeae cfcf
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 01000101 01111101 11010111 011111001 11010111 01111101 01011111 11011101 01011101 11010111 11110011 010101001 01111101 01110101 010111001 01010101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 16
Repeated words/phrases
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Anaphora
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