This is an analysis of Song From The Persian by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
AH, sad are they who know not love,
But, far from passion's tears and smiles,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abXb cdad ebec fgfg
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 11111111 11010111 11010101 010010101 11011101 11011101 01110111 10101001 11110111 01011101 11010101 11010101 11101101 11010101 11010111 11000111
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 19
Anaphora
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