This is an analysis of To Lucasta by Richard Lovelace.
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I laugh and sing, but cannot tell…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: Xaabbcc XddeXeX
- Stanza lengths: 7,7,
- Metre: 1 11111101 10010111 1111 1001 1101111001 01011 1 01010110 11010001 1001 0111 1110010111 110100
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 2
- Lines: 14
Repeated words/phrases
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Anaphora
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Anadiplosis
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