This is an analysis of She, To Him, Iii by Thomas Hardy.

I will be faithful to thee; aye, I will!
And Death shall choose me with a wondering eye…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bcbc dbdb ee
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,2,
  • Metre: 1001001110 11111001001 1101011100 10111011101 1111111111 0111110011 0101010011 1111100101 1101110101 1001111101 0111011101 01010011111 1110000111 1101110101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 14