This is an analysis of Joy Of My Life While Left Me Here! by Henry Vaughan.

Joy of my life while left me here!
And still my love!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefgcgc dhdhecec didijkeejjk
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,11,
  • Metre: 10111111 1111 10110111 1001 0111 0101 0111 0101 11010101 0111 01111111 1111 11001 11011 11101 1101 11110111 1111 101111111 1111 1111 1101 1111 1001 110111010 1111 11110101 1100 0111 1111 1 1 01 010 0
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 35