Analysis of An Obscure Writer
John Donne 1572 (London) – 1631 (London)
Philo with twelve years' study hath been grieved
To be understood ; when will he be believed?
| Scheme | AA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 1011110111 1101111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 100 |
| Words | 18 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2 |
| Lines Amount | 2 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 74 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 15, 2023
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