This is an analysis of The Apparition by John Donne.

When by thy scorn, O murd'ress, I am dead
And that thou think'st thee free…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbabcdcdcebbefff
  • Stanza lengths: 17,
  • Metre: 1111110111 111111 010101001 11111011 1111001111 1111000101 111111101001 0011110111 1111 10110011 1111010101 1001110111 010111 1101101111 11011111101 10101110001 1111011100
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 17

Repeated words/phrases

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