This is an analysis of Crimson Rambler by Carl Sandburg.

NOW that a crimson rambler
begins to crawl over the house…

Browse poems by Carl Sandburg

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: Xab cb bXXc XXXXaa
  • Stanza lengths: 3,2,4,6,
  • Metre: 1101010 01011001 0111 11011 101010 111 1010100 11110 101101 110101 010111 11001010 11011001 0111111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 14