This is an analysis of Resurrection, Imperfect by John Donne.

Sleep sleep old Sun, thou canst not have repast
As yet, the wound thou took’st on friday last;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabbbbccbbddddXaeebbX
  • Stanza lengths: 23,
  • Metre: 1111111110 1101111111 11110111011 0101101101 1110100111 1011111001 110101010011 11110111011 1101011111 10010111101 0110110111 1111010100 1111111111 1101110101 1011010010 010011010110 11011100100 1101110111 1001001000 11000010101 11110101001 0101011001 1010
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 23

Repeated words/phrases

sleep