This is an analysis of Upon The Skilfull Player Of An Instrument by John Bunyan.

He that can play well on an instrument,
Will take the ear, and captivate the mind…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd X eXeXfbfbedXd
  • Stanza lengths: 8,1,12,
  • Metre: 1111111100 0101110101 0111011001 10011000111 1011110111 1101010101 0011110100 1111110111 0100 1011110011 1101010100 1101011101 0101011101 0110011111 11001101001 1101010111 1011110101 1110110111 1001010101 1011010100 1111010001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 21

Repeated words/phrases

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