This is an analysis of The Bridal by Lady Jane Wilde.

The guests have met in the castle hall.
Who rides through the castle gate,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcdcdefefbdbXgegeXcXchdhdbhdhXecechdhdeaeaafaf
  • Stanza lengths: 49,
  • Metre: 011100101 1110101 010110111 1010101 011100101 010111 010110101 011101 110101111 10101001 101110111 1100110 1010110101 1000101 1100100101 0111100 1010100101 010111 0010100101 010101 011100101 1111001 1110100111 110111 110110101 011101 101111101 10100101 010100111 110101 101011101 110101 11110101 110111 1010111001 110101 010110101 11101001 1011100101 1011111 1011101101 10111011 1110100101 10100101 010111101 1010101 110111011 1111001
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 48

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

the, and