This is an analysis of To John Donne by Ben Jonson.

Donne, the delight of Phoebus and each Muse
Who, to thy one, all other brains refuse;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddee
  • Stanza lengths: 10,
  • Metre: 1001010111 1011110101 11001011101 1101010111 1001011111 11101010111 0011010111 1101110101 1111011111 1101110111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 10