This is an analysis of A Fragment by Clark Ashton Smith.

Autumn far off in memory,
That saw the crisping myrtles fade ! . . .…

Browse poems by Clark Ashton Smith

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaaB XXXX XccX daad eaae bXXB
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 10110100 11010101 10101111 0101101 11000100 01010100 1101010 11110100 01010101 11010101 11010101 100011100 11001101 01010101 11010101 100011101 10111111 11011101 01110111 110111001 10011111 01010100 1101010 0101101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24