This is an analysis of On The Canyon-Side by Clark Ashton Smith.

Forgotten lies the world we knew,
One mile behind the looming hill;…

Browse poems by Clark Ashton Smith

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbcaX deebdb cffdcd gaaXgX
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 01010111 11010101 1101010101 1100111 0111010111 110110 01110101 10110111 1001010101 011111 1101110111 111101 10010111 11010101 1101011011 110101 1011010101 100111 11010111 11010101 0111010101 110101 1011000111 011100
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 24

Anaphora

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