This is an analysis of Disillusioned - By An Ex-Enthusiast by William Schwenck Gilbert.
Oh, that my soul its gods could see
As years ago they seemed to me…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aabccb ddeaXX ffcggc hhijji ggkcck jjhaaX hhjeej bbjXXj gglmml
- Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
- Metre: 11110111 10011101 111100 01000101 01010001 01010 01111101 01110101 100101 01011101 01010100 1101010 11100101 10000111 011101 01011101 01010100 110100 01001101 01000101 010101 11011101 100111101 111101 11010101 01011101 01001 11000101 01011101 110011 110010110 01011111 010101 01010101 01111100 011000 11010101 01010101 010101 01001101 110011111 010101 010010101 01000101 010101 11110101 01010001 110011 11111111 10110111 111101 11010111 01111101 011101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 9
- Lines: 54
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