This is an analysis of Absent Of Thee I Languish Still by Lord John Wilmot.
Absent from thee I languish still;
Then ask me not, when I return?…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef bXbX
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 10011101 11111101 01011101 01111101 10111111 11010111 01100101 11111011 11000101 01110101 11111111 11010101 1111000110 11111110 100111010 11110101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 16
Repeated words/phrases
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