This is an analysis of Sadder Than Lark When Lowering by Alfred Austin.

Sadder than lark when lowering
Clouds defend the sky;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abababab acacacac
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,
  • Metre: 10111100 10101 1011110 11101 1011010 101111 11011010 1101 1011010 1101001 1011010 101001 1011010 1001011 1110010 1111
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 16