This is an analysis of The Touchstone by William Allingham.
A man there came, whence none could tell,
Bearing a Touchstone in his hand;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abba Xccd eXfe bccX addX bbXb gffg hXXh
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 01111111 10011001 11011001 101001 11010001 01010101 10110011 110101 01110111 01010111 11011001 100101 11000101 11110101 11011111 101111 11111101 01010101 11110111 1100111 11111001 100100111 0101101000 01001 11011101 110010101 11011101 010011 11011100 01010111 11010110 010101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 8
- Lines: 32
Anaphora
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