This is an analysis of Virginibus Puerisque . . . by Alan Seeger.

I care not that one listen if he lives
For aught but life's romance, nor puts above…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbacddcedaeda
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1111110011 1111011101 1101000101 1101011101 11111101001 1101010101 1101010111 1101110111 11111101010 0101110101 1111001101 10010011010 1100011111 0101110011
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14