This is an analysis of The Gadfly by John Keats.

1.
All gentle folks who owe a grudge…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: Xabab Xcdcd Xcccc XeXXf Xegeg Xdfdf XXehi XhfXf Xjdjd XcXcX XbebX XifXf Xbbbb XdbXb
  • Stanza lengths: 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Metre: 1 11011101 010101 10111111 110101 1 01111111 111111 111100101 111111 1 11011111 011101 11000101 111111 1 11010101 01 11011101 110101 1 01010100 110001 11010101 111001 1 11011101 110101 10011101 111101 1 010111110 01 11100101 011001 1 10110010 101101 10110111 101101 1 01110101 110101 01011101 111101 1 11010101 1101010 11010101 1101010 1 11011011 111111 11010101 100101 1 11010101 110101 11110101 110101 1 11010101 010101 11010101 110111 1 11000101 101100 11100101 010101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 14
  • Lines: 70

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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