This is an analysis of Worldly Place by Matthew Arnold.
Even in a palace, life may be led well!
So spake the imperial sage, purest of men,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abba abba cdd bcX
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,3,3,
- Metre: 10001011011 110010011001 10100101001 0101110111 1101010111 1110110101 1110111111 1001001001 10001010101 1111111101 1111110001 1101010101 1111101101 0101011110
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 14
