This is an analysis of The Triple Fool by John Donne.

I am two fools, I know—
For loving, and for saying so…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbbcbcbdd aaeeecXcXbb
  • Stanza lengths: 11,11,
  • Metre: 1111110 11011101 010100 1111011101 011101 11111010101 1111010101 11011111 1110011001 1101010011 1110110001 111111 11011101 111111 1101010101 111001 0111100101 1101110111 1101111 111101110 11111101111 1101010110
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 22

Repeated words/phrases

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