This is an analysis of The Last Flower by Francis Joseph Sherman.

O Golden-Rod, well-worshipped of the sun!
Where else hath Summer tarried save in thee?…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaa Xbacc XddX
  • Stanza lengths: 5,5,4,
  • Metre: 1101110001 1111010101 0110010101 11010101011 0101011011 1001011110 0101110100 1111110110 11010110100 1101000101 11011010111 11010110101 1001111101 1101111100
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 15

Anaphora

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