This is an analysis of Nocturnal Vigils by Alfred Austin.
Why do you chide me that, when mortals yield
To slumber's charm, from sleep I ask no boon,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abbaXbbacddccd
- Stanza lengths: 14,
- Metre: 1111111101 0101011111 1011001011 10010101001 10011101010 1111110101 1101111111 0101000101 10010111101 0111010001 11010001101 11011100101 11001010101 1101010111
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 14
Repeated words/phrases
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