This is an analysis of Here Lies The Blithe Spring by Thomas Dekker.

HERE lies the blithe Spring,
Who first taught birds to sing,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaabba ccdeed
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,
  • Metre: 110101 111101 1010011010 11101 0101011 101011010 11111 1010101 1010010110 011101 11011001 1011010110
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 12