This is an analysis of The Muse by George Wither.

She doth tell me where to borrow
Comfort in the midst of sorrow:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaaaaabbccXXddeeffggXaddhhaacccciiccaacceeffeeaXaajjXX
  • Stanza lengths: 56,
  • Metre: 11111011 10001010 1010001 0010001 1010101 0010100 0110101 0011110 1010111 1110101 1110001 1010101 10100001 101110 1010111 1110101 1010111 1110101 1110101 0110101 1011101 1010101 11111010 00101010 01100011 1110111 0110001 1011101 0111101 1010101 0110111 1010101 0110001 1010101 0111011 0110101 1111101 0110101 1111101 1010110 101110 110100101 11101011 11110011 1100001 1011111 1111100 1110101 11111110 11101010 0111111 0111101 11111010 101110010 1111010 1111100
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 56

Epiphora

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