This is an analysis of O Wretched Man! by John Wilbye.
O wretched man! Why lov’st thou earthly life?
Which nought enjoys but cares and endless trouble;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: ababcc
- Stanza lengths: 6,
- Metre: 1101111101 11011111010 1101110101 11011101110 1101111101 1111110101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 6
Anaphora
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