This is an analysis of A Lame Beggar by John Donne.

I am unable, yonder beggar cries,
To stand, or move; if he say true, he lies.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aa
  • Stanza lengths: 2,
  • Metre: 1101010101 0111011111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 2