This is an analysis of The Rain by William Henry Davies.

I hear leaves drinking rain;
I hear rich leaves on top…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabb caXacc
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,
  • Metre: 111101 111111 100101 1101 101101 111101 110111 100111 010101 1111 110111 100101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 12

Anaphora

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