This is an analysis of Eidolon by Clark Ashton Smith.
Chryselephantine, clear as carven name,
Before my gaze thy soul's eidolon stands,…
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Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abba cddc ebeXbbb
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,7,
- Metre: 1000011101 0111111001 1101100101 0101100001 1101010101 100001101 0111010111 0101110101 0111010111 0111100001 1100110111 1101011101 1011000101 0100100100
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 14
