This is an analysis of Tact by Edwin Arlington Robinson.

Observant of the way she told
So much of what was true,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcacX dedeaeae cfcfghgh
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,
  • Metre: 01000111 110111 11001101 011101 11100101 110001 11010101 1111000 01110100 011111 11110101 111111 11000101 110111 11011101 010101 11010101 111101 01000111 010001 11110101 110101 11001101 010101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 24