This is an analysis of Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy.
WE stood by a pond that winter day,
And the sun was white, as though chidden of God,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abba cddc eaae XaaX
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 111011101 10111111001 1011110101 1110011101 111101111 10100101001 1111011011 11101111 0111110101 010101101 1010100111 11100101 1111011100 11011101 1110111101 10110101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 16
Repeated words/phrases
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Anaphora
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