This is an analysis of On Virtue by Phillis Wheatley.
O Thou bright jewel in my aim I strive
To comprehend thee. Thine own words declare…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abXXcbccddcXeaeXdfXff
- Stanza lengths: 21,
- Metre: 1111001111 0101111101 1001010111 1101011101 11101110101 1111110001 1001110101 11011101011 1101110010 1111010101 0101110101 1101010001 1101010101 0101000101 0111011100 1111001101 1111010111 10110111111 01111010101 1101010101 1110001000101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 21
Repeated words/phrases
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