This is an analysis of Questions by Victor James Daley.

Soul, dost thou shudder at the narrow tomb?
Heart, dost thou dread to moulder in the dust—…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdcdee
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1111010101 1111010001 0101111101 1001110001 1111010101 1111111111 1001111101 0111010111 1101111111 1101010111 1011011110 1110011101 1101110011 1011010111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

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