This is an analysis of Within The Veil by Christina Georgina Rossetti.

She holds a lily in her hand,
Where long ranks of Angels stand,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaa bbb cccXbbb
  • Stanza lengths: 3,3,7,
  • Metre: 11010001 1110101 01010101 1011101 01100101 01010101 1011101 0011001 01011011 01010101 11011101 11110011
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 12

Repeated words/phrases

her, rose