This is an analysis of To Caroline by George Gordon Byron.

Think'st thou I saw thy beauteous eyes,
Suffus'd in tears, implore to stay;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab XXcd eded fgfg dhdh icic
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11111101 01010101 11011101 11111111 11011110 111111100 11110101 100110111 11110101 11110101 01101111 01011101 11111101 110111001 111110001 01010111 11111101 01110101 01010101 11011101 011101001 101110001 11111111 11010001
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

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