This is an analysis of Discontent by Jean Blewett.

My soul spoke low to Discontent:
Long hast thou lodged with me,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac dcdc dada babX ebeb fgfg Xcbc haha
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11110001 111101 11010101 110101 11010101 110101 11110101 110101 11111111 111100 11111101 011101 11111111 111101 11100101 111001 11110001 111101 11011111 101100 11011111 111101 111001001 110111 01011101 111101 11111111 110101 11110100 111001 11110101 010101 11010111 110101 11010101 010101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 9
  • Lines: 36

Repeated words/phrases

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