This is an analysis of To E--- by George Gordon Byron.

Let Folly smile, to view the names
Of thee and me in friendship twined;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cacX cdcd X
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,1,
  • Metre: 11010101 01110101 11001101 01110101 11010011 11011101 11010101 10010101 11110101 11111101 11010111 11010101 0101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 13