This is an analysis of To Dr. Thomas Shearer by Sidney Lanier.

Presenting a portrait-bust of the author.

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X aabb
  • Stanza lengths: 1,4,
  • Metre: 01001010010 1111111101 01111110111 1101000100 1100110101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 6