This is an analysis of The Discipline Of Wisdom by George Meredith.

Rich labour is the struggle to be wise,
While we make sure the struggle cannot cease.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacccccc
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1110010001 1111010101 11000011001 1001010001 1111011101 11010010101 1101111101 0111010101 11000110101 0101100111 11010000101 0100100011 1110010101 0101111101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

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