This is an analysis of The Solitary Lyre by George Darley.

Wherefore, unlaurell'd Boy,
Whom the contemptuous Muse will not inspire,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cccc bdbdXabab
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,9,
  • Metre: 10010001 10010010101 001101 1110110101 010101 11100011101 110011 0101010101 011001 0111011101 110101 0100011100 1001111 01011011101 100101 0100110101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16