This is an analysis of October, 1803 by William Wordsworth.

. These times strike monied worldlings with dismay:
Even rich men, brave by nature, taint the air…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbXaccadcdccd
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1111010001 10111110101 0101010101 11010101010 1101010101 111101100110 11010001010 1101010101 1111011101 11001010100 01011101001 1101010001 1101110101 0101010011
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14