This is an analysis of Choosing A Profession by Charles Lamb.

A Creole boy from the West Indies brought,
To be in European learning taught,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbcdaabbeeffggcdhhii
  • Stanza lengths: 24,
  • Metre: 0101001101 0001010101 1001011011 001010111 1001010101 0111111101 11010101100 10110000101 110100010111 0101001111 1101100101 0101011101 1101011111 1101011111 1101000100 0101010101 1101111001 11000011101 1110110100 1111000101 0101010101 01010101001 01010010101 0100010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 24

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