This is an analysis of Speak Gently by David Bates.
Speak gently! -- It is better far
To rule by love, than fear --…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aaaa bcbc cdcd eaea dfdf acac bdbd ghgX ihih
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 11000101 011111 11011111 001111 11011101 011111 11010101 100101 11000101 010101 10010111 011101 11000111 010101 11011111 1010101 1100011 110111 01011101 110101 11010001 111101 11011101 011011 11000101 111101 01100101 110101 11011101 011100 11000011 100101 110100101 100111 00011011 010011
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 9
- Lines: 36
