This is an analysis of What Should I Say? by David McKee Wright.

What should I say,
Since faith is dead,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababbXX cacaadd ebebbdd abXbbXX
  • Stanza lengths: 7,7,7,7,
  • Metre: 1111 1101 1101 0101 1101 0100 1110 1101 11101 0011 1110 1111 1101 1111 1101 00111 1001 1101 1111 1011 1101 1111 111 1110 1001 1101 1111 11100
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 28