This is an analysis of The Sky-Lark by Felicia Dorothea Hemans.

THE Sky-lark, when the dews of morn
Hang tremulous on flower and thorn,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc ddeedX ffeedd
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,
  • Metre: 01110101 110011011 110010101 11010101 00111101 10011111 11110101 01000101 11010101 10010101 11110001 01010100 11010101 11010111 01110001 11011101 11010100 11110101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 18