This is an analysis of Apology by Amy Lowell.

Be not angry with me that I bear
   Your colours everywhere,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc ddeedd ccbbXX ddfffX ggbbXX
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 011001111 110101 111101 11 110101001 1111 1101001101 101111 110100 11 11100111 1111 0111010111 100101 111101 11 110100111 1001 0110010101 11011 11010101 11 10111001 11100 110101000100 110100 101111 11 110111000 11100
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 30