This is an analysis of Night by Francis William Bourdillon.

The night has a thousand eyes,
And the day but one;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababXabab
  • Stanza lengths: 9,
  • Metre: 0110101 10111 10100111 00101 0110101 10111 10100111 1101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8