This is an analysis of Vespers by John Hay.
My Star has vanished in the west,
And with it dies the day,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abXb cdaX XcXc cede
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 11110001 100101 11010101 010001 01010101 110111 110011101 110101 10011101 010101 010001010 011101 11010101 110101 010011101 001101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 16
Anaphora
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