This is an analysis of When Cold In The Earth by Thomas Moore.

When cold in the earth lies the friend thou hast loved,
Be his faults and his follies forgot by thee then;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd dcdcaeae fefedcdc
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,
  • Metre: 11001101111 001101001111 10011001001 110001011001 11011001011 001101111001 001001011101 101101011011 01111001011 010011111001 01011011101 001011011001 1001001101011 1101011011001 101001011001 101001001101 110101011011 111101101101 111001011011 101001111001 101001111011 101101101001 101001011001 111011101001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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