This is an analysis of Blaspheme Not Thou Thy Sacred Life, Nor Turn by Frances Anne Kemble.

Blaspheme not thou thy sacred life, nor turn
O'er joys that God hath for a season lent,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbacddcebbbbe
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1011110111 10111110101 0101110101 01001111001 1111000101 11011110011 10001011111 010010111001 1011101111 11001011101 10111101001 1111010101 1111010101 011111010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

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