This is an analysis of The Poet's Death by John Clare.

The world is taking little heed
And plods from day to day:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb adad Xede
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 01010101 110101 01010101 01101 11110101 010101 11010101 110101 01011101 010101 11011101 110101 01110101 110101 01010101 010001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

Anaphora

the, there