This is an analysis of Verses On A Cat by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

I.
A cat in distress,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaccd Xbbeffe Xccagga Xddhiih aggjiij
  • Stanza lengths: 7,7,7,7,7,
  • Metre: 1 01001 10111 011110011 111010 011110 011011010 1 1111001 101001 11001001 1010010 1111010 01011011 1 1010010 110010 11101001 11001 11001 11100101 1 110100 0100100 100101 111 1010 10101 1 101101 101001 01101101 10010 110111 010111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 35