This is an analysis of Ay De Mi by George Eliot.
O bird, that used to press,
Thy head against my cheek…
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