This is an analysis of The Years Had Worn Their Season's Belt by George Meredith.

The years had worn their seasons' belt,
From bud to rosy prime,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cccc dede Xfdf gaga fhfh cece iaiX jfjfXgbgb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 00111101 010101 11010111 110101 11000101 110101 11010101 110111 11111101 111101 010001001 111101 11010111 1001110 11110111 10101010 10111111 010101 11101101 010101 11110101 110111 11010101 1110101 01010111 111101 01011110 0100101 110101010 110101 010101110 111111 11010111 110001 111110101 00110101 11111111 0010011 11011111 010101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 10
  • Lines: 40

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