This is an analysis of Life A Cheat by John Dryden.
When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat;
Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aabbaaccddee
- Stanza lengths: 12,
- Metre: 1101011101 1101110001 1111010001 0101010101 1111011101 0111111101 11001111001 1111001101 1001011001 1011010111 01001010101 1111110111
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 12
