This is an analysis of Lines From by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
I'd rather have my verses win
A place in common people's hearts,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cccc deefdf gghhcc
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,6,6,
- Metre: 11011101 01010101 11010111 01110111 11111111 11011111 11111101 11111101 11011101 111111001 1101111 11010011 01010111 01110111 11110101 11010011 01011111 11111101 11010101 11000101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 20