This is an analysis of St. Peter's Day by George Wither.

How watchful neede we to become,
And how devoutly pray,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXXX XdXdXbXb XXXXefef ccXcfbfb
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,8,
  • Metre: 11011001 110101 11111110 01111 10110101 11111 11110110 11111 101001101 110111 1111011 1101101 11110011 110100 11011011 110111 1111101 111101 11111110 011101 1111011001 111001 11100101 110101 11111101 110011 111101111 111011 10010101 110101 10110101 110001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 32

Repeated words/phrases

thee, and