This is an analysis of A Trifle by Henry Timrod.
I know not why, but ev'n to me
My songs seem sweet when read to thee.…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aa bb cc bb cc dd ee ffXaa
- Stanza lengths: 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,5,
- Metre: 11111101 11111101 01000101 11110111 11110111 11110111 01110111 11111101 11011101 111100111 11010111 11011111 10011101 11111001 11011101 11011101 10111111 10110111
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 9
- Lines: 18
Repeated words/phrases
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