This is an analysis of The Moon by William Topaz McGonagall.
Beautiful Moon, with thy silvery light,
Thou seemest most charming to my sight;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: Aabb Aacc Aabb Aaaa Aabb Aade Aaff Aade Aagg
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 1001011001 110110011 11101100111 010111011 1001011001 1100100001 11101100101 100110101 1001011001 11001001 110110101101 1001100101 1001011001 110010001 110111001 11101101001 1001011001 110010001 11011001001 110000101 1001011001 1100100001 11100101 10001111 1001011001 110010100001 1110101101 01110101 1001011001 110010001 1111010101 101011001111 1001011001 110010001 1110110101 01010101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 9
- Lines: 36
Anaphora
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