This is an analysis of Behind The Scenes: Empire by Arthur Symons.
The little painted angels flit,
See, down the narrow staircase, where…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aba cbc dee dXX
- Stanza lengths: 3,3,3,3,
- Metre: 01010101 11010111 01110100 111001101 01010001 11010001 01010101 11010111 100010001 11111100 111100100 01010100
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 12
