This is an analysis of Guilielmus Rex by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.

The folk who lived in Shakespeare's day
And saw that gentle figure pass…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abac dede dbdbXcccc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,9,
  • Metre: 01110111 11110101 11010101 11011111 010101001 01010111 10111111 11010101 01010111 01011101 11111111 11110111 111010101 01011111 110010101 101011111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

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Anaphora

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