This is an analysis of The Parallel by Thomas Moore.

Yes, sad one of Sion, if closely resembling,
In shame and in sorrow, thy wither'd-up heart --…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cccX adad Xece fbfb ghgh ibib
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 111010100100 01101011011 01011001100100 11111011011 111110110110 11001001101 0010011010110 1100011011110 111011110010 11001001001 111010010110 01001111001 1111101111000 01011001011 1010010110110 11111101101 111110111010 11111101011 10101110100110 11011101011 1111110011010 11101001011 1011110110110 01001101001 1011011010110 01001001001 1010111011010 01001011001
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 28

Repeated words/phrases

of, her, and