This is an analysis of A Song To A Fair Young Lady Going Out Of Town In The Spring by John Dryden.
1.
Ask not the cause why sullen spring…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: Xababcc Xbdbdbb Xeeeebb Xcfcfee
- Stanza lengths: 7,7,7,7,
- Metre: 1 110111001 110101001 110010101 11010101 10011101 010011101 1 10010101 111101001 11010001 01010101 11111101 01011011 1 11011111 01111101 11010101 110101001 11111101 11110101 1 11000101 01010101 11010101 11011101 11011101 00010111
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 28
Repeated words/phrases
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