This is an analysis of Lost On The Lady Elgin by Henry Clay Work.

Up from the poor man's cottage--
Forth from the mansion door;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: Xababcdc eafa eededbfX gabagcdc
  • Stanza lengths: 8,4,8,8,
  • Metre: 1001110 100101 1001010 1100101 1101010 110101 1001010 011101 1101010 100111 1001110 110101 1101010 101101 1011110 110111 1011010 101101 1101110 011101 1101010 100111 1011010 0111001 1011110 100101 1011110 111101
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 28