This is an analysis of Stay, Corydon, Thou Swain by John Wilbye.
Stay, Corydon, thou swain,
Talk not so soon of dying:…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: ababccdd
- Stanza lengths: 8,
- Metre: 110011 1111010 111101 1111010 11011111 11011111 1011001101 1011001101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 8
Repeated words/phrases
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Anaphora
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Epiphora
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