This is an analysis of A Song Of A Young Lady To Her Ancient Lover by Lord John Wilmot.
Ancient Person, for whom I
All the flattering youth defy,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aabbcC aaddeecC ffXcbbgghhcC
- Stanza lengths: 6,8,12,
- Metre: 1010111 10100101 10010111 1010101 11010111 1010011 1110111 1110101 1010101 1110101 1110101 10100101 1010101 1010011 11011101 01110101 11010110 0111001 11110101 01011101 1010111 1111111 11110101 1111101 11111011 1010011
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 26
