This is an analysis of Change Me, O Heav'Ns by John Wilbye.

Change me, O heav'ns, into the ruby stone,
That on my love's fair locks doth hang in gold:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababaa
  • Stanza lengths: 6,
  • Metre: 1111000101 1111111101 1111000111 1111010001 1010111101 1011111111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 6

Repeated words/phrases

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