This is an analysis of Little Joke by Elinor Morton Wylie.

Stripping an almond tree in flower
The wise apothecary's skill…

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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

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