This is an analysis of Two Backgrounds by Edith Wharton.

I. LA VIERGE AU DONATEUR
HERE by the ample river's argent sweep,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XababXccXdddX XaXadeffeXggb
  • Stanza lengths: 13,13,
  • Metre: 1111100 1101010101 10001110001 01011001001 0101110001 01010011101 0101010111 1100010101101 01010011000 1011010101 1101011001 1001000111 1001110100 11010 1111010101 11011100100 1101010001 1101110101 1111011101 1101111101 1111110100 10110001001 1111111000 1101010101 1101100001 1111010001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 26