This is an analysis of Words by John Hay.

When violets were springing
And sunshine filled the day,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcdc aeXeaede
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,
  • Metre: 1100010 111101 1101010 010001 0110110 010001 1011110 110101 1101110 011111 0101100 010001 0110110 010101 1011010 110111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 16

Anaphora

and, the