This is an analysis of Prophecy by Elinor Morton Wylie.

I shall die hidden in a hut
In the middle of an alder wood,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab aaaa caca
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11110001 001001101 001111101 1011110 11110101 10010101 101010111 101111 01100101 01010101 01010101 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12