This is an analysis of On A Midge by George MacDonald.

Whence do ye come, ye creatures? Each of you
Is perfect as an angel! wings and eyes…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacbXbcX
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1111110101 0011110111 0100110101 01001010101 1111010111 1101010101 1011011101 0111111111 0101011101 1101111111 1001010100 0111010100 011101111 1001010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

of, i