This is an analysis of Lilies Without, Lilies Within by George Wither.
Can I think the Guide of Heaven
Hath so beautifully given…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeebbffffgg
- Stanza lengths: 18,
- Metre: 11101010 1110010 1010011 0111100 1011101 1010101 1111101 0110011 1011101 1010111 1100101 1100100 1110101 1110101 1000101 1010111 10111010 001010010
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 18