This is an analysis of Though Some Saith That Youth Ruleth Me by Henry VIII, King of England.

1 Though some saith that youth ruleth me,
2 I trust in age to tarry.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbba abaaa cbcba XbXba
  • Stanza lengths: 5,5,5,5,
  • Metre: 111111101 11101010 111111110 100111010 111111101 11111110 111011110 111110101 101010111 111111101 111011101 111111010 111111111 111111010 111111101 111011111 111011110 111011111 111010110 111111101
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 20

Repeated words/phrases

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