This is an analysis of Lilian by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

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Airy, Fairy Lilian,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabab XcdaaceXdecd XBcbXcXB Xbabab
  • Stanza lengths: 8,12,8,6,
  • Metre: 1 1010100 1010100 11100111 10101011 10111 111110111 1010100 1 11101 10011 1101111 1000011 10101 1100111010 0010101 1001101 10101010 01010001 10111 1 111100 100101 1011100 111001010 1010101 10101010 111100 1 10111 010111 10100 10111011 10100
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 37

Repeated words/phrases

she, me

Epiphora

lilian, me