This is an analysis of Pleasures Of Fancy by John Clare.

A path, old tree, goes by thee crooking on,
And through this little gate that claps and bangs…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbcbcdedee
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 0111111101 1101011111 0111011111 11010111001 11010011001 0111010111 1111010001 0101110101 11011010111 1101010101 11011111001 11010010001 1111111101 1111010001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14