This is an analysis of Thalia by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
"A MIDDLE-AGED LYRICAL POET IS SUPPOSED TO BE TAKING FINAL LEAVE OF THE MUSE OF COMEDY. SHE HAS BROUGHT HIM HIS HAT AND GLOVES, AND IS ABSTRACTEDLY PICKING A THREAD OF GOLD HAIR FROM HIS COAT SLEEVE AS HE BEGINS TO SPEAK:
I say it under the rose--…
Structure
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- Guessed form:
- Stanzas: 13
- Lines: 49
Repeated words/phrases
of, i, my, and, you
Anaphora
we, i, before, some