This is an analysis of A Lecture Upon The Shadow by John Donne.

Stand still, and I will read to thee
A lecture, love, in love's philosophy.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbbccbdddaa aacceffeaaabb
  • Stanza lengths: 13,13,
  • Metre: 11110101 0101010100 11101111 1011111 0101110101 1101010111 111111 1011011101 11110101 01001111 0111111111 1111010101 1011001101 01111011 1111110101 1010101 1011101 0101011111 0111110001 011101 1101110101 01011101 11110101 1111010101 1001011101 1010110101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 26

Anaphora

but