This is an analysis of To Helene by George Darley.
I sent a ring—a little band
Of emerald and ruby stone,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: ababcd aeaebb fafagg chdhcd
- Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,
- Metre: 11010101 01001101 110100111 111101 110100 110100011 01110101 11010101 00110111 11110111 1111111 01010011 11110111 01111101 11110101 10010101 101101 01110101 11110100 00110001 11010011 00110101 01011100 111100111
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 24
Anaphora
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