This is an analysis of The Lord Is King by George Wither.

The Lord is King, and weareth
A robe of glory bright:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bcbc bbbb XXXX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 0101110 010101 1101100 1101001 0111110 110100 0111110 111101 010101 111111 011101 111101 1101100 1111001 01110010 110111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

Repeated words/phrases

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