This is an analysis of Eileen Aroon by Gerald Griffin.

WHEN like the early rose,
   Eileen Aroon!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbbbX cXcXdddX cXcXeeeX fXfXgggX hXhXccXX eXeXdddX cXcXfffX
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Metre: 110101 1010 100111 1010 110101 110101 100101 1010 000101 1010 000101 1010 000101 110111 100101 1010 110101 1010 110101 1010 110101 1001111 100101 1010 110101 1010 110101 1010 101101 110101 1000101 1010 100111 1010 100111 1010 100101 100101 100100 1010 011101 1010 110101 1010 100101 1100101 100101 1010 110101 1010 101101 1010 101101 101101 10011 1010
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 56

Repeated words/phrases

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