This is an analysis of Oft Have I Vow'D by John Wilbye.

Oft have I vow'd how dearly I did love thee,
And oft observ'd thee with all willing duty,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcXc
  • Stanza lengths: 8,
  • Metre: 11111101011 11011011010 11111100011 10011100110 11011101010 10110101010 11110101100 11011111110
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 8

Repeated words/phrases

i, thee, my