This is an analysis of Nay, Tell Me Not, Dear by Thomas Moore.

Nay, tell me not, dear, that the goblet drowns
One charm of feeling, one fond regret;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababccdaadDEDE fgfgaahhhhDEDE
  • Stanza lengths: 14,14,
  • Metre: 1111110101 110101101 0110101101 111100111 1101 01001 1101101111 01011 01011 11101011011 1101101111 110100101 1110100101 011101111 11101001010 111100101 11001001010 110100101 1001 11001 0110110111 11101 01011 1100101111 1101101111 110100101 1110100101 011101111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 28

Anaphora

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