This is an analysis of Wherto Shuld I Expresse by Henry VIII, King of England.

Wherto shuld I expresse
My inward hevynes?…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXab bXXX XXXa cXcX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 101110 110100 111111 1111010 111111 111110 111111 1110111 111001 011101 010111 111010 010100 0100111 11110 111111 111111 010111 11001 1111010
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 20

Anaphora

the, i