This is an analysis of Happy, O Happy He by John Wilbye.

Happy, O happy he, who not affecting
The endless toils attending worldly cares,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc
  • Stanza lengths: 6,
  • Metre: 10110111010 0101010101 011001101010 0101010101 1001010101 1011010100
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 6