This is an analysis of Transformations by Thomas Hardy.

Portion of this yew
Is a man my grandsire knew,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabccb ddeaae ddXffX
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,
  • Metre: 10001 0011101 1001101 011001 010101 110011 110101 001101 1100101 1011101 1110101 1010001 1111101 1111101 0010101 1110111 1010001 110110
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 18

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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