This is an analysis of Sir Thomas Lawrence by Letitia Elizabeth Landon.

DIVINEST art, the stars above
Were fated on thy birth to shine;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcdefef ececgege chchhihi hdhdhbhb ahahjkjkbe befcfc jbjbldld
  • Stanza lengths: 4,8,8,8,8,10,6,8,
  • Metre: 10010101 01011101 11010101 11010011 0100101 0110101 11010101 01010101 11010101 0100010010 11010111 010111110 11010101 10011001 010010001 11110111 11010101 110011101 01111101 11010101 1001100111 10110011 110101101 01010101 11010101 01110101 01010101 11010101 11111001 11111101 110101001 010100101 11110001 01110101 11110101 01010101 11010101 10010111 1110001 11011101 11111111 01010101 11110101 010010011 01011111 010010101 110101001 110101111 111101110 11010101 110101010 011111001 11001101 11010111 11010111 11110101 0110101 11011111 11110001 11010110
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 8
  • Lines: 60

Anaphora

the, although