This is an analysis of Contentment by James Thomson.
If those who live in shepherd's bower,
Press not the rich and stately bed;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc dcdcXcbcb
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,9,
- Metre: 011101010 11011101 011111010 01010101 01111101 11111101 11110101 11000101 01110101 111100111 01011101 11000101 01110101 11010101 11010001 11010101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 16