This is an analysis of Nay, Bid Me Not My Cares To Leave by William Watson.
Nay, bid me not my cares to leave,
Who cannot from their shadow flee.…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,
- Metre: 11111101 11001111 11110101 10010101 11110101 11010001 10010101 01100101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 2
- Lines: 8
Repeated words/phrases
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