This is an analysis of Rules And Lessons by Henry Vaughan.
When first thine eyes unveil, give thy soul leave
To do the like: our bodies but forerun…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aXaXbb cdcdee fgfhXg ii hehejj ddjdkk
- Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,2,6,6,
- Metre: 1111011111 01011101100 0101011111 10111101001 1111111111 1100111011 110101111 10011111010 11011010110 10100111010 1001011111 1101101011 1011010101 11001011001 1111010111 1111 11 1111 1111110101 1111010101 0101100111 110011101011 0110011101 11111111111 0111010101 11001010111 1101110111 01010101001 01011011111 1101110101 11110111110 11100101010
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 6
- Lines: 32
Repeated words/phrases
him, his, and