This is an analysis of Childhood Alone Is Glad by Charles Heavysege.

Childhood alone is glad. With it time flees
In constant mimes and bright festivities.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXbbbbccaadd
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1101010011 01010110100 0101010101 11110111001 1101011101 1111110101 11110111010 11110110010 0100110011 1101010011 101010101110 010111110010 10111001101 1111010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14