This is an analysis of An Etching by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward.

A true knight! Knowing neither worldly fear,
Nor yet reproach of her unworldly faith;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths: 5,
  • Metre: 0111010101 1101001001 1111111101 0110010101 1111010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 5