This is an analysis of The Nithsdale Widow And Her Son by William Topaz McGonagall.
'Twas in the year of 1746, on a fine summer afternoon,
When trees and flowers were in full bloom,…
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- Stanzas: 20
- Lines: 80
Repeated words/phrases
of, to, her, she, and, wi', you, them, that, tam
Anaphora
and
