This is an analysis of On My First Son by Ben Jonson.
Farewell, thou child of my right hand, and joy;
My sin was too much hope of thee, lov'd boy.…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aaaaabccabdd
- Stanza lengths: 12,
- Metre: 1111011111 1111110111 100101011111 0101111011 1111110111 0101011110 0111101111 1011010011 1011111111 1100110100 1111110101 1111110111
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 12
