This is an analysis of The Debt Unpayable by Francis William Bourdillon.
What have I given,
Bold sailor on the sea?…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cccc dbdb XeXe
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 11110 110101 01110 111111 1111 110111 1111 010111 1111 110101 1101 111111 0101 1111110 0100 111101
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 16
