This is an analysis of Begging Another by Ben Jonson.

For love's sake, kiss me once again;
I long, and should not beg in vain,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbb aacdcd eebfbf
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,
  • Metre: 11111101 11111101 110111 111111 11110101 11110101101 11111001 11111111 111100 111101 01011101 1111011111 10110111 11011101 110111 11101 1111011 1101111111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 18