This is an analysis of An Old Story by Edwin Arlington Robinson.

Strange that I did not know him then.
That friend of mine!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bcbc dbdb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11101111 1101 10110111 1101 11110111 0111 11000111 1101 11110101 1011 11010101 0111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12