This is an analysis of Fancies Are But Streams by Thomas Dekker.

Fancies are but streams
Of vain pleasure:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababccdeedff
  • Stanza lengths: 12,
  • Metre: 10111 0110 11111 1110 101101 101101 101110 111 111 101010 11011110 11011110
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 12

Epiphora

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