This is an analysis of The Elopement by Thomas Hardy.

'A woman never agreed to it!' said my knowing friend to me.
'That one thing she'd refuse to do for Solomon's mines in fee:…

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Structure

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  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 29

Repeated words/phrases

', to, rare, in, she, and, it

Anaphora

how

Epiphora

'