This is an analysis of The Failing Track by George MacDonald.

Where went the feet that hitherto have come?
Here yawns no gulf to quench the flowing past!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd ecec fgfg chchXhbhb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 1101111111 1111010101 01001010111 0110010101 1011010111 1111010111 0101011101 1011011111 0001110001 1101110101 01010100101 0101010101 1101011101 1101111111 1111010101 1101110101 01011100101 1100111101 1001011101 1001010111 11011010101 01101111111 1111111001 1111010111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

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