This is an analysis of In A Wood by Dora Sigerson Shorter.

Hush, 'tis thy voice!
No, but a bird upon the bough…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbacddceffe
  • Stanza lengths: 12,
  • Metre: 1111 11010101 0100011111 011101 1111 1101010001 1101011101 1011 1111 1101010001 101011111 1001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 12