This is an analysis of Hap by Thomas Hardy.

IF but some vengeful god would call to me
From up the sky, and laugh: "Thou suffering thing,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX aXaX bbbbXb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,6,
  • Metre: 0111011101 010111101001 1111001100 111101101000 1111111111 10101011000 11110100011 1111010111 1111010111 1110011101 1100010111 1101110101 11010111001 1001110011
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

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