This is an analysis of Come Down by George MacDonald.

Still am I haunting
Thy door with my prayers;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd
  • Stanza lengths: 8,
  • Metre: 11110 11011 11110 1111 11110 11011 111110 0111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 8