This is an analysis of Seeker by Clark Ashton Smith.
In valleys where the lotos falls
And rots by lily-stifled streams,…
Browse poems by Clark Ashton Smith
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aaba cdef ecaf XXdX abXf
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 01010101 11110101 01010001 111101001 11010101 00011111 01111001 01010101 11000101 110101001 01010101 01010101 01010101 11010111 11011111 110100101 01010101 01010111 11011111 11010101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 5
- Lines: 20
Repeated words/phrases
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Anaphora
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