This is an analysis of To Lizbie Browne by Thomas Hardy.

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Dear Lizbie Browne,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: a BcbcbB X BdedeB X bfgfgB X bbhbhb a bicicb a bhbhbb X BjXjjB X bkbkbb X baaaXb
  • Stanza lengths: 1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,6,
  • Metre: 1 111 1111 0101 1011 1111 111 1 111 1111 1111 1101 0110 111 1 111 1111 1111 1111 1101 111 1 111 11110 0001 1101 1101 111 1 111 1111 1111 1001 1111 111 1 111 1111 0101 1101 1111 111 1 111 1111 101010 1111 1111 111 1 111 1111 1101 11011 0101 111 1 111 1101 1101 1111 101110 111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 18
  • Lines: 63

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