This is an analysis of Tapestry Trees by William Morris.

Oak.
I am the Roof-tree and the Keel;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X aX X bb X cc d dd X aa X ee f aa c gg f hh f ii f bb f hh fXcc
  • Stanza lengths: 1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,4,
  • Metre: 1 11011101 11011111 1 11010111 11110101 1 11110101 11011101 1 11010111 01000101 10 01110101 11110111 10 01110111 01111101 101 11110100 01010111 1 11010101 11011101 101 01010011 110011111 11 11110011 01010101 1101 11111101 110101111 11 110110101 11011101 1 11110101 01011101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 26
  • Lines: 39

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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