This is an analysis of Eudaemon by Alan Seeger.

O happiness, I know not what far seas,
Blue hills and deep, thy sunny realms surround,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dadaee fcfcXa gcgchh
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 1100111111 1111110101 1101010100 110011 0101010101 010110110101 1011010011 0101000100 0111010101 111001 1111011101 110101101101 110100001011 10010101001 1111011100 110111 10111000011 010101001101 1001000101 01110101001 0100010001 101111 11001111001 1111011000111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 27

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