This is an analysis of The Harp Of The Minstrel by James Whitcomb Riley.
The harp of the minstrel has never a tone
As sad as the song in his bosom to-night,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abaXbXbc cdcdefef ghghabaX
- Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,
- Metre: 01001011001 11101001001 101001001001 111001011010 11101001101 01001011001 101001001101 11001001001 01011001111 11001001101 101101111011 11001101011 01101101001 11101001101 101011011001 01101001101 11011101001 11001101001 11001001011 11001001001 101001011001 11101001001 101001001001 111001011010
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 24
Repeated words/phrases
have, and
Anaphora
and
