This is an analysis of Starling by Katharine Tynan.

The starling in the ivy now,
For to amuse his dear,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX bcbc XdXd ebeb dfdf gfgf hghg
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 01000101 100101 10010101 101100 01010101 010110 11000101 1100111 10010101 110101 10010111 011001 11010111 111101 10010101 101101 11010001 110101 100111001 010101 11110101 011111 01110101 010110 01010001 100101 101100101 010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 28

Anaphora

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