This is an analysis of Brandenburgh Harvest-Song by Felicia Dorothea Hemans.

The corn, in golden light,
Waves o'er the plain;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gcg
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,3,
  • Metre: 010101 11001 010101 1101 111101 1101 0101001 11001 1100101 0101 110111 1011 0111 1100101 1111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 15