This is an analysis of Apollo And Daphne by Samuel Boyse.

Cease, thou bright God of Poetry and Light,
To urge relentless Daphne's rapid Flight!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 1111010011 0101010101 11110010111 1111110101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4