This is an analysis of Abu Midjan by Eugene Field.
When Father Time swings round his scythe,
Entomb me 'neath the bounteous vine,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abXb acaX XXbd cXcX eded
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 11011101 01110101 11010111 11110101 1000011101 11010100 11111101 111101010 11010100 10010110 11010101 01011101 11110111 0100111001 101010111 01111010 11010101 01010111 11010101 10110101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 5
- Lines: 20
