This is an analysis of A Haunted Room by John Hay.

In the dim chamber whence but yesterday
Passed my belovèd, filled with awe I stand;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: Xaabbaabcddcdc
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 0011011101 111010111 110110011001 1001010101 01010010111 11001010111 11001111101 00110000101 1111110101 01010001101 010010001001 1111011101 1101111101 1110010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

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