This is an analysis of Regret by Charles Harpur.

There's a regret that from my bosom aye
Wrings forth a dirgy sweetness, like a rain…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbacddcaeaeae
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1001101101 1101010101 0101110011 10011101111 1100010011 0001011101 100010101 0101011101 1111000101 1111110101 1101010101 0111011101 0111110101 11000101101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14