This is an analysis of The Problem by Thomas Hardy.

Shall we conceal the Case, or tell it -
   We who believe the evidence?…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababXb acacXc
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,
  • Metre: 110101110 11010100 111011010 10100100 10011100101101100100 1 1111001110 101110111 1101001010 11010101 11010011010010 0100111
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 12

Anaphora

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