This is an analysis of A Happy Man by Edwin Arlington Robinson.

When these graven lines you see,
Traveller, do not pity me;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabb bbcc dddd eedd
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 1110111 10011101 1100101 1110101 1011101 1110101 1001011 1110111 1111101 1111111 1110101 1110101 1101101 1111100 1101101 0010001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

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