This is an analysis of Lines. by Frances Anne Kemble.

Here be the free gifts of the morning for thee;
Dog-roses, with their thorns all strung with pearls,…

Read full poem

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXcdXXeaeaffeXdgeefcXbg
  • Stanza lengths: 24,
  • Metre: 10011001011 1100111101 10111001101 11101001001 10011100101 1101110101 01010010111 0111111100 11110001011 1011110101 10101110101 001111100001 1101001111 1101110111 11101110111 1100010111 10011111110 10111001010 11110001001 1101111101 1111100101 10010001010 11010101010 010011101110
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 24