This is an analysis of Mary Arden by Charles Harpur.

When a simple English maiden,
Nested warm in Wilmicote,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdefeAggeebgXgA gcfcahhhA befediXiAaX
  • Stanza lengths: 18,9,11,
  • Metre: 10101010 1010100 11101010 10000101 01101110 101100011 10001010 1010011 1010 10110111 1010001011 01100101 1001101 00101010 1110111 10111110 1111000 1010 10101011 0110111 11101111 10000101 11101010 1110101 11011010 1101101 1010 11111010 0010001 10101010 0110101 10001110 1010101 10101010 1001111 1010 10011010 1000101010
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 38

Anaphora

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Epiphora

me, arden