This is an analysis of The Seer by George William Russell.

OH, if my spirit may foretell
Or earlier impart,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc bcbc dede dfdf gXgg
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 10110101 110001 00011111 010011 11010101 110101 01010101 010101 01010101 110101 01010101 0100111 10011101 010101 01111101 111101 11010100 010101 010010101 100101 11011101 100101 11010101 011101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24