This is an analysis of Cold-Blooded Creatures by Elinor Morton Wylie.
Man, the egregious egoist
(In mystery the twig is bent)…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: XaaX bcbc dede
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
- Metre: 1001010 01000101 01011101 1101010 00010001 11110101 11010001 01010001 11110001 11010001 11010101 11010111
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 12