This is an analysis of Incantation by Elinor Morton Wylie.

A white well
In a black cave;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd bebe fgfg dcdc hfhf
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 011 0011 011 0011 011 1101 111 0011 0111 0011 011 10111 011 0011 011 01011 011 1011 00111 1101 011 11101 001001 111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24