This is an analysis of Hope And Patience by George MacDonald.

An unborn bird lies crumpled and curled,
A-dreaming of the world.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb XccXX
  • Stanza lengths: 2,2,5,
  • Metre: 111111011 010001 10110101 01001 1 001001010 01110010 10
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 10