This is an analysis of Virelay by Geoffrey Chaucer.

Alone walking
In thought plaining,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXabXaab Xbbcbbbd dddeddce eeefeeef fXfgfXfg
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Metre: 0110 0110 1110 1100 1100 0110 1110 11011 1000 0111 1111 1010 1111 1100 01101 1101 0101 1111 1001 0110 1011 1101 110 1111 1111 01001 1101 0010 1111 1101 1001 0010 1010 1100 0110 1111 1111 0100 1101 1111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 40