This is an analysis of The Lovers by Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis.

One idle hour she sought to see
Whose image 'twas he cherished so…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdca eXeX fgfg acdX hghX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 110101101 11011101 11010110 11011011 01010101 11001100 11001111 01111111 11011101 11000101 01011111 100111110 11010001 11011111 11001101 11010101 100111011 11000101 11011100 111110110 11011101 11111111 1010111 10011111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

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