This is an analysis of Secrecy Protested. by Thomas Carew.

FEAR not, dear love, that I'll reveal
Those hours of pleasure we two steal ;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddaaddeeff
  • Stanza lengths: 16,
  • Metre: 11111101 110010111 11111101 10111111 11111111 1010100 01010111 01111111 11011111 11010101 01011101 01110101 11111101 01110111 11111111 01011101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 16