This is an analysis of Porth Ceiriad Bay by Ben Jonson.

Descended to the shore, odd how we left
the young girl with us to herself, and went…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaXa XXbX Xccb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 0100011111 0110100111 1001001011 010010001100 11001010111 1101101001 0100101001 11011101000 1111010110 0110100101 1001101010 1101010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12

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