This is an analysis of Hora Stellatrix by Amy Lowell.

The stars hang thick in the apple tree,
The south wind smells of the pungent sea,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbb ccXdd eeffX
  • Stanza lengths: 5,5,5,
  • Metre: 011100101 011100101 110111001 01111111 10100101 100100011 010101001 100100100 10110111101 10111100 00100111011 1010111101 111111011 11111111 10101100
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 15

Anaphora

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