This is an analysis of River And Sea by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

Under the light of the silver moon
We two sat, when our hearts were young;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedecc fcfcff gagacc
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 100100101 11111101 011100101 1100110101 11011011101 011111101 011110111 01001001001 0100110101 11011101011 111111101 110011111 1110101111 1010011101 11111101001 0100111111 01011001001 1010100111 11011110110 111111101 1111101010 1110111111 111111101 1101111111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

and, eyes, your, love

Anaphora

and, the, i