This is an analysis of The New-Old Opposition by George Canning.

It is said, the Great Men, who are seized with the pouts,
At their suddenly alter'd condition;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cccc dcdc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 001011111001 1110010010 11100111111001 1010011010 10001011001 10010100010 101101001001 1110010010 11111011101 0011011010 111101001010 1101110010
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 14