This is an analysis of To Dr. Laycock, On His Leaving Brantford On Account Of Illness by Thomas Cowherd.
Doctor, you must not hence depart
Ere I address a parting lay…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab Xcdc efef bgbg gdgd fbfb hahaXeded
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Metre: 10111101 11110101 11001101 11011101 01111110 11110111 11011101 10010001 11111111 11100101 11111111 01010011 11110110 01110011 11111111 11010101 11011101 01111101 01011111 11111101 11111101 01011111 11010001 11011111 11111101 01011111 01011101 11010101 11110101 01101111 10111101 01111101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 8
- Lines: 32
Repeated words/phrases
i
Epiphora
wealth
