This is an analysis of Requiescat In Pace (M.L.M.) by Clark Ashton Smith.

White iris on thy bier,
With the white rose, we strew,…

Browse poems by Clark Ashton Smith

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ABBC Xddc ceef cggf XhhX dgga XiiXXABBC
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 110111 001111 110111 11110101101 101111 001101 110111 0101011001 100101 111101 101101 01010101001 100101 010101 1101111 0111010001 1001010 110111 1111001 0101010011 100101 0100111 010111 01010010101 100111 011101 111001 1101101101 110111 001111 110111 11110101101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 8
  • Lines: 32