This is an analysis of To Life by Thomas Hardy.

O life with the sad seared face,
   I weary of seeing thee,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abac dcdb bXba efef
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 1100111 1100101 11101111001 1111100 111111 111100 111011111 101111 111101 100101 11111111 110101 111001 110111 11011101 111101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

Repeated words/phrases

thy, and

Anaphora

and