This is an analysis of Thus Love Commands by John Wilbye.

Thus love commands, that I in vain complain me,
And sorrow will that she shall still disdain me:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 11011101011 11001111011 1011111101 0101010111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4

Epiphora

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