This is an analysis of Water-Party On The Beaulieu River, In The New Forest by William Lisle Bowles.
I thought 'twas a toy of the fancy, a dream
That leads with illusion the senses astray,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: ababb cdcdd efeff gfgff hihii cbcbb jajaa
- Stanza lengths: 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
- Metre: 11101001001 11001001001 111001111101 101111111101 01011101101 11011001001 11001011001 0101011001 111010110010 101001101001 11011001101 11101001101 001001111001 011110001011 101101001001 01011111011 11011001101 11001101001 101101111011 01101101001 11111001001 01001001011 01011011011 01001001011 101011011001 1011011001001 11001011001 001001001101 111011011101 111001101001 11111011101 111001111011 01001101111 1010011010101 111001111101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 7
- Lines: 35
Repeated words/phrases
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