This is an analysis of Unquenched by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward.

I think upon the conquering Greek who ran
(Brave was the racer!) that brave race of old-…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abc dbc XXc dXc Xdc aXc
  • Stanza lengths: 3,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Metre: 11010100111 1101011101 10110110110 1011011111 0101110001 11000101010 1101110101 1101010101 11010100010 1111010011 1101010100 11010111010 1101010101 1101010111 11011101010 1011111101 1001011111 010111001010
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 23