This is an analysis of To My Noble Kinsman Thomas Stanley, Esq. On His Lyrick Poem by Richard Lovelace.

I.
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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbcdd Xceceff Xfgfghh XbXbcaa
  • Stanza lengths: 7,7,7,7,
  • Metre: 1 11010100 010011 11010101 1011111 1111110001 1101010101 1 11110111 01011100 101011101 00100100 1101011101 11010100011 1 1110101 110111 10010101 100101 1011010111 1101101101 1 1111101 011100010 11101101 10111111 1101111111 1011010111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 28