This is an analysis of Long Plighted by Thomas Hardy.

Is it worth while, dear, now,
To call for bells, and sally forth arrayed…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbc aXXc Dddc Deec FcccXFeec
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 001111 0111110101 1101010101 1100 101111 01010111100 111111110 1101 101111 01101111101 0011010101 1111 101111 1111110101 1111111111 1111 101111 1111110101 0101110101 1101 101111 1101011111 1011011111 1101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

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Anaphora

the