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;…

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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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