This is an analysis of The Rambler by Thomas Hardy.

I do not see the hills around,
Nor mark the tints the copses wear;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab caca adad bebe
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11110101 11010101 11110101 11000101 11101001 01011101 01110101 110110101 11110111 11000101 01110101 111000011 01011111 01110111 11111111 11011111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

Anaphora

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