This is an analysis of Careless Philosopher's Soliloquy by Henry Livingston Jr..
I rise when I please, when I please I lie down,
Nor seek, what I care not a rush for, renown;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aabb acac ddeeXaa
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,7,
- Metre: 11111111111 11111101101 01011111001 11001001011 110101011 01011001111 1110101001 11101001001 001010101011 01111111111 101011101011 101101010001 111010111111 11001101101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 14
Repeated words/phrases
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