This is an analysis of Masters in This Hall by William Morris.
Masters in this hall, hear ye news today.
Brought from over the sea and ever I you pray.…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aa BBCC dd BBCC dd BBCC aa BBCC aa BBCC ccXBBCC
- Stanza lengths: 2,4,2,4,2,4,2,4,2,4,7,
- Metre: 1000111101 101001110111 10101010111 1011111101111 10101010111 1011111110101 10100110111 111110101 10101010111 1011111101111 10101010111 1011111110101 1010111111 10010110101 10101010111 1011111101111 10101010111 1011111110101 01011011101 10111010111 10101010111 1011111101111 10101010111 1011111110101 1010110111 1110110101 10101010111 1011111101111 10101010111 1011111110101 0010110011 10010111101 10101010111 1011111101111 10101010111 1011111110101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 12
- Lines: 36
Repeated words/phrases
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