This is an analysis of Friendship by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

Dear friend, I pray thee, if thou wouldst be proving
Thy strong regard for me,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd dbdb efef dgdg hhhh
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11111011010 110111 11111100110 111111 11011101011 110111 11011101011 101101 11010101010 110101 11111101010 010011 11011101110 111101 11110001010 111101 01011111010 110111 11011101010 111111 01010101110 011111 11011100010 010111
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24