This is an analysis of Song. Where Dost Thou Bide by Amelia Opie.

WHERE dost thou bide, blessed soul of my love!
Is ether thy dwelling, O whisper me where!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd bebe
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 111111011 01011011011 1001011011 11111111011 1011011011 111011111001 1001011011 11101101011 00010011011 11101001001 1101001111 11011011001
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12

Repeated words/phrases

i, to

Anaphora

still