This is an analysis of The Telegram by Thomas Hardy.
'O He's suffering - maybe dying - and I not there to aid,
And smooth his bed and whisper to him! Can I nohow go?…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme:
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- Closest metre:
- Guessed form:
- Stanzas: 6
- Lines: 27
Repeated words/phrases
to, and, i, her
Anaphora
and
