This is an analysis of Song Ii by Charlotte Smith.

DOES Pity give, though Fate denies,
And to my wounds her balm impart?…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efef
  • Stanza lengths: 8,4,
  • Metre: 11011101 10110101 11010101 11110111 01011101 11010111 11111101 11110111 11110111 110010001 11111101 11011101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 12

Anaphora

nor