This is an analysis of Infinite Variety by John Hay.

In my one love are many loves entwined;
Each hour makes me unfaithful to the last;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbaaXcaXc
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 0111110101 11011010001 0100110101 0011000101 1101001111 0101111101 1011110101 0101010101 01011100101 1111010100 1001010001 1111110101 0101000111 01010011001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14