This is an analysis of Adieu Sweet Amaryllis by John Wilbye.

Adieu, adieu
sweet amaryllis.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXccXaba
  • Stanza lengths: 9,
  • Metre: 0101 11010 1101100 11010 1011110 1101 111101 10101010 101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 9