This is an analysis of A Pastoral Between Thirsis And Corydon, Upon The Death Of Damon, By Whom Is Meant Mr. W. Riddell by James Thomson.
Thir.
Say, tell me true, what is the doleful cause…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: Xaaaabbccddee fgghhii Xhhbbeedd ffXjjXfkkffggkkakkkcchhllhhddhhjjj
- Stanza lengths: 13,7,9,34,
- Metre: 1 1111100101 1100010111 1101010101 1001010101 100100100111 11001010101 01010010111 1101001101 1111001101 1011111001 0111010101 11011101001 1 0101111101 0101010101 1111101111 0101111101 00010101001 1100010101 1 1011101111 0010011111 10010100101 1101110001 1100010111 1100110101 0101010101 1011000101 1 0111011101 010011011010 1001010101 0101110101 1101111110 1111110101 1111001111 0101010101 1101010101 0001111101 11010101001 11110001001 1101011101 1011110001 110111111 1101110101 1101110101 1011001101 1001000101 1101010101 1101110111 1101011111 1111110111 10110100101 1101111101 1101010101 1011011101 1111010110 1011110101 1101011111 1101010101 0101010101 1101010101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 63
Repeated words/phrases
and, your, in, he
Anadiplosis
fled
