This is an analysis of A Better Woe by Ameen Rihani.

Of all my desert days
Thou art the only one…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abcaabcaadefXdef
  • Stanza lengths: 16,
  • Metre: 011101 110101 011101 010100101001 010101 101101 111101 1101010101 0101010 110111 110101 11100010001 1111100 111001 0111011 11001110101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 16