This is an analysis of Holy Sonnet Xvi: Father by John Donne.

Father, part of his double interest
Unto thy kingdome, thy Sonne gives to mee,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXaabXaacacdd
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1010010100 1011011101 01000110 11011010110 0111010111 1001010111 111110010 001110111001 1111111101 1001110101 1111101110 0110111101 1101011101 0111110101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

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