This is an analysis of Ay De Mi by George Eliot.

O bird, that used to press,
Thy head against my cheek…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXBBB ccccBBB
  • Stanza lengths: 7,7,
  • Metre: 111101 110111 011101 110101 10111 1011111 10111 110101 110101 110101 011101 10111 1011111 10111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

my, bird, ay, de, mi

Anaphora

ay

Epiphora

bird