This is an analysis of To Mrs. Norton by Frances Anne Kemble.

I never shall forget thee—'tis a word
Thou oft nust hear, for surely there be none…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaXbcdedeccfggeXfgghhcc
  • Stanza lengths: 25,
  • Metre: 1101011101 1111110101 1111011101 11010111011 1101010100 11010001111 1111111101 1101011011 1111110101 0101110101 1101001101 11110101111 11110101011 0111010111 11011101011 1101111100 1101101101 01010111000 10010011101 0101011111 1101000111 1011111101 0111010111 11001111111 11111101011
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 25

Repeated words/phrases

and

Anaphora

thou

Epiphora

thee