This is an analysis of To Mary Field French by Eugene Field.

A dying mother gave to you
Her child a many years ago;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bcbc cbcbXcaca
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,9,
  • Metre: 01010101 01010001 10110111 11110111 01011101 01111111 11010001 11010101 01110101 11110111 01011101 11111111 100100011 10110011 110101001 11110101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

Repeated words/phrases

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