This is an analysis of Aftermath by Amy Lowell.

I learnt to write to you in happier days,
And every letter was a piece I chipped…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacacaca
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 11010101001 11001010111 0111010101 00010010111 0101110111 0101011111 1111010111 0111010111 1111011101 1101010101 1111011111 1111110110 1111110101 1101011111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

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