This is an analysis of Sweetheart, Sigh No More by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
It was with doubt and trembling
I whispered in her ear.…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abXbB XcXcB addaB
- Stanza lengths: 5,5,5,
- Metre: 01011100 110001 11010111 110111 11111 1010101 010111 11101110 111001 11111 1010110101 01010101 111111001 110101 11111
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 15
Anaphora
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