This is an analysis of Love's Anguish by Marian Osborne.

Shall I with lethal draughts drowse every thought
And let the days pass by with silent tread,–…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcddadaaa
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 11010111001 1101110101 11010101111 0111111101 1111010101 11110001001 11101010111 0101011101 1111110101 1101111101 1111010011 1111000111 1011110011 1101110101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

Anaphora

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