This is an analysis of Song, In Imitation Of Shakspeare's by James Beattie.

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Blow, blow, thou vernal gale!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X aabccb X ddaeea X eefbbf X eegaag X hhiffi
  • Stanza lengths: 1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,
  • Metre: 1 111101 110101 011101 110101 110101 110101 1 111101 010101 000101 111101 010011 111101 1 1111010 100101 110001 100101 111101 110101 1 111101 110101 010101 111101 100101 010101 1 1111001 111101 110101 011101 111111 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 10
  • Lines: 39