This is an analysis of Wings by Harriet Monroe.

Pearl-gray is the sky,
And high within it, sailing by,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaa aaa bbb ccc
  • Stanza lengths: 3,3,3,3,
  • Metre: 11001 11010101 1111 1111 01011001 1101 1111 10011001 1011 1101 01010001 1011
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 12