This is an analysis of The Witch-Bride by William Allingham.

A fair witch crept to a young man's side,
And he kiss'd her and took her for his bride.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb cc dd eeXaa
  • Stanza lengths: 2,2,2,2,5,
  • Metre: 011100111 1110110101 1011010101 11010101 111100111 011101111 1110111001 11011101 1110011101 111100101 1101101001 1010111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 12

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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