This is an analysis of Song by William Allingham.

O Spirit of the Summertime !
Bring back the roses to the dells ;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX bcbcXcaca
  • Stanza lengths: 4,9,
  • Metre: 11000101 11010001 01000101 01010101 11010001 01010111 11010101 11011101 11010101 01011101 11011110 11000101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12

Anaphora

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