This is an analysis of Lines Left Upon A Seat In A Yew-Tree by William Wordsworth.

Nay, Traveller! rest. This lonely Yew-tree stands
Far from all human dwelling: what if here…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXaacdacefcghifggcgjekagXfiXfblaamhmlajheghckgabcdgamehnaXnhglg
  • Stanza lengths: 64,
  • Metre: 11001010111 1011010101 110010010101 1001111101 1001110101 1101011111 1110110100 111 1111100101 110111011 001101010010 1101011111 1101011101 1111000011 0101100111 010010101010 1100110101 01001110011 1101110001 1101011101 11110100111 0101010101 1001010101 0101101101 1111111101 0101000101 0111010110 1111010111 11001101010 100111110110 0101010101 1100011001 1101011111 1011011101 1111111001 11001011101 0101110111 1101011001 1101110011 1001000100 0111010101 01010001111 1001011101 1111011111 1101011101 1011010011 1101010100 0101110101 0101010111 1011011111 10001001100 0100111101 1101011100 1111011101 0001000111 0101011111 0101011111 0110111101 0101010101 0101110101 1100010101 10010100101 1101110101 010001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 64

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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