This is an analysis of The Dream Of Those Days by Thomas Moore.

The dream of those days when first I sung thee is o'er
Thy triumph hath stain'd the charm thy sorrows then wore;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXaa bbcc ccdd
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 0101111111010 110110111011 1100111111011 011010111001 1001100111011 110110111011 110111111011 110111101011 110011111001 011010111111 110111111001 010011110001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12

Repeated words/phrases

thy