This is an analysis of Memory by Erik Johan Stagnelius.

O camp of flowers, with poplars girdled round,
The guardians of life's soft and purple bud!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaaaabcabca
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 11010010101 01000111101 11001011101 11011001001 11010011101 11010100001 1100011001 1101111101 11010101011 1001110101 1101011101 111111101 1011111101 11010101001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14