This is an analysis of Against Constancy by Lord John Wilmot.

Tell me no more of constancy,
The frivolous pretense…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc dede fgfgXgege
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 11110100 010001 01110100 011101 11011111 110111 01010001 010101 11111101 1101010 11011111 1001010 11111101 011001 11110101 100101 11111111 111101 11010101 111111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 20

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