This is an analysis of Eros by Denise Levertov.

The flowerlike
animal perfume…

Browse poems by Denise Levertov

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXb acde bdcfX Xfc Xe
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,5,3,2,
  • Metre: 0100 10001 00110 1 101 11010 0101 1101 11 0101 10 1010 010001 111 010101110 1010 010100 111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 18