This is an analysis of Lay His Sword By His Side by Thomas Moore.
Lay his sword by his side -- it hath served him too well
Not to rest near his pillow below;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd eXeXfgfg hhhhiXiX
- Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,
- Metre: 101101011111 101101001 001101001101 0111100101 1010001101001 11110101001 11111110001 101100001 11101001111 101001101 11001101001 11001110110 101001101011 1001011011011 111011010001 011001001 10110001011001 101111101 11011101001 10100101101 101101111011 00101110101 111001011011 110111100
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 24
Repeated words/phrases
his, to, in, it
