This is an analysis of Venus by Clark Ashton Smith.

Since I have seen her luster low and near
And warm and intimate within thine eyes,…

Browse poems by Clark Ashton Smith

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbX accc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 1111010111 1111000111 110001 0111010101 11110101001 1001011101 011111 1011000101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8

Repeated words/phrases

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