This is an analysis of The Sick Rose by William Blake.

O Rose, thou art sick!
The invisible worm…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XbXb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 11111 001001 11001 00101 11111 0101 101101 11101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8