This is an analysis of To Dr. F. B[eale]; On His Book Of Chesse. by Richard Lovelace.

Sir, how unravell'd is the golden fleece:
Men, that could only fool at FOX AND GEESE,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXXcc
  • Stanza lengths: 8,
  • Metre: 11100000101 1111011111 1111000111 1111110001 0101010101 11010111100 1100100111 100110111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 8

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