This is an analysis of The Sage by Denise Levertov.

The cat is eating the roses:
that's the way he is.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabXXccbdXdaeae
  • Stanza lengths: 15,
  • Metre: 01010010 10110 11111 01101 10111 0101 110101 111 0111101 1001 1101 10011 01110 1011011 011010
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 15

Epiphora

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