This is an analysis of A Circular by Thomas Hardy.

As 'legal representative'
I read a missive not my own,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XbXb bcbc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 110100000 11010111 11010101 110111 11010111 11010101 101101000 100101 101100111 01011101 01011111 111001
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12