This is an analysis of Song To The Lily Of The Valley by Thomas Cowherd.
Lily of the valley, this brief poetic sally
At the very least is due unto thee.…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abXbAC adedF adgdF ahghF aiXiFXadedAC
- Stanza lengths: 6,5,5,5,12,
- Metre: 1000100101010 1010101101 110111011010110 1100010101 100010101010 0010101011 1000101111010 10100110011 0011101011101010 101001101 1000101100 1000101101110 01100010101 11001101101010 110110101 1000101100 1000101101110 111110111 1010001011010010 101101111 1000101100 1000101111010 111111111 1001011110001 1110110001 1000101100 1000101111010 111110001 111111000101110 011010111 100010101010 0010101011
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 6
- Lines: 32
Repeated words/phrases
of
Anaphora
lily
