This is an analysis of A Silly Sylvan, Kissing Heav'N-Born Fire by John Wilbye.
A silly sylvan, kissing heav'n-born fire,
Scorched his lips for his so fond desire:…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aabbccaa
- Stanza lengths: 8,
- Metre: 01010101110 1011011010 11111111101 1111100111 0101010101 01011111101 1101101010 010100111010
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 8
Repeated words/phrases
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Epiphora
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Anadiplosis
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