This is an analysis of To Ligurinus by Eugene Field.

O Cruel fair,
Whose flowing hair…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabccbXX ddeffeXX
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,
  • Metre: 1101 1101 010101010 1101 0011 0111101010 111111110 010101110 1101 1011 111111010 1001 1101 111101010 111111010 010111110
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 16