This is an analysis of Night by William Watson.

In the night, in the night,
When thou liest alone,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ABbccccA ABbdccdA ABbeaaeA
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,
  • Metre: 001001 11101 101111 001001 101011 01011 001001 001 001001 11101 101111 001111 011011 011111 101001 001 001001 11101 001101 1011011 101011 11001 11011 001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

in, old

Anaphora

in, the

Epiphora

night