This is an analysis of To Mary, On Receiving Her Picture by George Gordon Byron.

This faint resemblance of thy charms,
(Though strong as mortal art could give)…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cbcb dXde fgfg dhdh eieiXeaea
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 01010011 11110111 11010110 01111111 11110101 11110101 01110101 01111101 11111111 110101010 11010101 11100101 11010101 110111010 11010001 1101001010 11011101 10010111 11010110 10111111 11010101 111111001 11010101 110010101 110101111 11010101 01110101 11110101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 28

Repeated words/phrases

which, thro'

Anaphora

the