This is an analysis of A Song. Fair, Sweet And Young, Receive A Prize by John Dryden.

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Fair, sweet, and young, receive a prize…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: Xaabbcc Xddeeff Xgghhii
  • Stanza lengths: 7,7,7,
  • Metre: 1 11110101 011101001 01111111 11010101 11010101 0101110101 1 11110101 110010111 10111101 01110111 11111111 1101110101 1 11011101 11110111 11110101 11110101 01010111 11010110011
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 21

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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