This is an analysis of Rich And Rare Were The Gems She Wore by Thomas Moore.

Rich and rare were the gems she wore,
And a bright gold ring on her wand she bore;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccbX ddaX eebb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11100111 1011110111 110101101 010011111 100111101 111101011 110110111 110010110110 1011110101 1101001011 1111101101 111110110100 11110101 0101001011 1111001101 0110101101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

Repeated words/phrases

her, so, and