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All the lines in the poem are in iambic pentameter. In this metric pattern, a line has five pairs of unstressed and stressed syllables, for a total of ten syllables. The first two lines of the poem illustrate this pattern:

1...........2........... 3............4............5

When I| con SID| er HOW.| my LIFE| is SPENT

1................2............ 3...............4....................5

Ere HALF| my DAYS| in THIS | dark WORLD.| and WIDE

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