This is an analysis of Wood Rides by John Clare.

Who hath not felt the influence that so calms
The weary mind in summers sultry hours…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaXXbabXcdcd
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 11110100111 01010101010 11001010101 01011101010 1101011111 0101011111 0101010101 1101111101 11001011111 11110011111 1011010101 1101010001 1111110111 1101010111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14