This is an analysis of The Relic by John Donne.

When my grave is broke up again
Some second guest to entertain,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcaacddd bbeeaddafff Xdggdccdhhc
  • Stanza lengths: 11,11,11,
  • Metre: 11101101 11010101 11111101 00011101 111101 0100110101 0111001 1111010101 1110011011 0111101101 1101110101 00100111 11010101 11111101 10010101 011101 11001010011 010111 1101011111 1111110011 1111110101 1100110101 11111100 11111111 100011111 11100101 101101 0111110111 111101 1101011111 1100101101 1101110111 1111010011
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 33

Repeated words/phrases

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