This is an analysis of To Mr.I.L. by John Donne.
OF that short roll of friends writ in my heart,
Which with thy name begins, since their depart,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aaXXaabbbbccaa
- Stanza lengths: 14,
- Metre: 0111011011 1011011101 10011010010 1101101100 1111111111 1101111101 1111000100 00101001111 11111111001 1111111111 11010110001 11011111101 0111111101 111111011111
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 14
Repeated words/phrases
of, you, your, and