This is an analysis of A Sang 'O Zion by George MacDonald.

Ane by ane they gang awa;
The getherer gethers grit and sma':…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXX aaa bbb
  • Stanza lengths: 3,3,3,
  • Metre: 1111110 010010111 1111111 1111101 1101101 1100101 1010111 1000111 1010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 9

Repeated words/phrases

ane