This is an analysis of The Jealous Gods by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

Oh life is wonderful,' she said,
'And all my world is bright;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XabXac bdXdac bXXXbc
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,
  • Metre: 11010011 111101 11011101 111001 11010101 010111 11110101 110101 11111111 0100111 11111101 010101 11111111 110111 11011110 110110 010010101 111101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 20