This is an analysis of Song. Hush, Hush! Tread Softly! by John Keats.

1.
Hush, hush! tread softly! hush, hush my dear!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: Xababccaa Xadadccee Xcfcfffgg
  • Stanza lengths: 9,9,9,
  • Metre: 1 111101111 101001111101 101001011111 111001111101 11111110101 1101101101 111111111 11101001011 1 1111011001 101011101101 10110110101 101101001011 10110101010 11001011011 1100111001 1110011011001 1 10111011001 111011011101 11111101001 01111101011 01111011101 1111110101 01111011111 111001001011
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 27

Repeated words/phrases

hush, and

Anaphora

tho', the