This is an analysis of Scene Between May And June by James Thomson.

In lowly dale, fast by a river's side,
With woody hill o'er hill encompass'd round,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa abXbb cdXddadaa Xefeegegg hahaaiaii fbXbXcbcc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,5,9,9,9,9,
  • Metre: 0101110101 01011010101 0101010001 1101110111 0111010101 1101010111 110010101100 0101011101 1101111111011 1101110001 1101110101 110011101001 0101110101 1101110101 101000100101 111011101 1111010101 110101010101 1001000101 0101010101 1111000101 1101010001 1111110011 1111010101 1101000101 1101011001 11111101101 1001000101 0101010101 11110011101 1101000101 1101110101 0101110011 1101010101 1101010101 0100111110101 0101010101 0111010111 1011000111 1101010101 1101011100 1001010101 1011011101 11001010101 111101000101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 45

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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