This is an analysis of To M. S. G. by George Gordon Byron.

Whene'er I view those lips of thine,
Their hue invites my fervent kiss;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdXd efef ghgh aeae igig caca jhjh fbfb eXej
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 100111101 11011101 11011101 010010001 100110111 11110101 10010110 11110001 01011101 11010101 11011111 11110101 11111111 11110111 11111101 011101001 11110101 01010101 11011101 110101110 110101001 10011111 01110101 10110101 10111101 11011101 10110101 110100101 11111111 11111101 11001101 11110111 11110101 11111101 10011111 11011101 11011101 11011110 110011111 11011001
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 10
  • Lines: 40

Repeated words/phrases

my

Anaphora

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