This is an analysis of On Leaving Winchester School by William Lisle Bowles.

The spring shall visit thee again,
Itchin! and yonder ancient fane,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbb acacdddccd
  • Stanza lengths: 6,10,
  • Metre: 001110101 10110101 11011111 10110101 01010011 010010110101 11010101 11110111 11010101 01010101 1111000111 1111111101 01011111001 11111101 1101010111 110101111100
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 16

Anaphora

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