This is an analysis of Lines Written By The Seaside (I) by Frances Anne Kemble.

O Lesbian! if thy faith were mine,
Then might I in that summer sea…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abaXcacadbdX
  • Stanza lengths: 12,
  • Metre: 110001101 11101101 11010111 01110100 11010101 11010011 01110111 01010111 01010101 11011101 11111101 11000100
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 12