This is an analysis of I Dare Not Leave The Splendid Town by Lesbia Harford.

I dare not leave the splendid town
To go where morning meadows are,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XababcXcbcccdbdbXbcb
  • Stanza lengths: 20,
  • Metre: 11110101 01110111 11110101 010011101 11010111 11010101 11110101 11010001 11110001 11110001 11011100 11010101 11110111 11010011 101111001 11110001 11110101 11010101 01111101 01110011
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 20