This is an analysis of Little Joke by Elinor Morton Wylie.
Stripping an almond tree in flower
The wise apothecary's skill…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab XXXX
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,
- Metre: 101101010 01100001 010101010 00110101 010001000 010010101 010110010 11010100
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 2
- Lines: 8
Anaphora
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