This is an analysis of Song by John Bradford.

The painful hour too fast is nearing
When I must leave the scenes of old,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcccC cdXdeceCeC
  • Stanza lengths: 8,10,
  • Metre: 0101011010 11110101 111101010 01110111 11010101 00111101 11111111 011101 1111010101 11011111 111101010 11111101 11110101 01011111 11110111 011101 11110101 011101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 18