This is an analysis of Soliloquy by Francis Ledwidge.

When I was young I had a care
Lest I should cheat me of my share…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXa ccccddXX eeaa bbffffgg
  • Stanza lengths: 6,8,4,8,
  • Metre: 11111101 11111011 01110101 11110101 010111010 11110101 11110101 01110011 100110010 110101010 11011101 11111101 111101010 101111010 11010101 01010101 01000101 10100101 00111001 01011101 01011111 01011101 01110101 01010101 11010101 01011111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 26

Repeated words/phrases

i, to

Anaphora

a