This is an analysis of Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms by Thomas Moore.

Believe me, if all those endearing young charms,
Which I gaze on so fondly to-day,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefggga
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,
  • Metre: 01101101011 111111001 001101011011 11011001 111001101011 1110001100 101011011011 101011001 00111011111 1111000101 101011001101 011011111 101111011001 111011001 101101101111 011111111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 16

Repeated words/phrases

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