This is an analysis of The Choirmaster's Burial by Thomas Hardy.
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That, when he died,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abcdcbaaeedaXeeX fgfghhXXiiiXgiihhg gddgdjadajkkXbb
- Stanza lengths: 16,18,15,
- Metre: 110111 1111 1010110 0111 010110 1101 101111 11011 1101 1011 01111 01111 110 101111 01011 10100 11111 101011 11001 11101 111010 111010 11101 01111 11101 010011 10101 011011 11101 11011 101110 011010 110010 01101 11111 101011 01011 11101 1101 101110 01001 01101 101011 10110 0101 101001 101011 11111
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 48
Anaphora
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