This is an analysis of Eudoxia. Third Picture by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik.

O SILENT my sister, who stands by my side at the shore,
Back gazing with me on those waves which we mortals call years,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabb acacdd eXeacX
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,
  • Metre: 11011011111101 11001111111010 111110111111010 11111011011101 11001101011101 11110011011011 111111101011001 11011111111001 111011111011011 11101001101001 110111001011011 11011011001011 11111011111011 11101011010110 11011000111001 01101011001111 11101101011011 11011011001001
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 18

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