This is an analysis of Frankincense And Myrrh by Amy Lowell.

My heart is tuned to sorrow, and the strings
Vibrate most readily to minor chords,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaaaXbcdbcd
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1101010101 1011000101 1011110101 1101010101 0101001101 0101010111 0101010101 0101111000 1111110101 1101110111 1111011111 1111110101 0111011101 1101010111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

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