This is an analysis of O Fons Bandusae by Henry Austin Dobson.

O BABBLING Spring, than glass more clear,
Worthy of wreath and cup sincere,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabba aabCXaabbaC
  • Stanza lengths: 5,11,
  • Metre: 1100011111 10011101 01010101 01110111 11011101 10011111 11010111 11111101 110001 11011111 01010111 010010101 01110101 11111101 110001
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 15