This is an analysis of Echoes From The Greek Mythology by Henry Van Dyke.

I - STARLIGHT
With two bright eyes, my star, my love,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: a bbcc X X DeedeD e f gbggb X d hhiiddff X a aadj X f jXddXe
  • Stanza lengths: 1,4,1,1,6,1,1,5,1,1,8,1,1,4,1,1,6,
  • Metre: 111 01111111 11010101 111101010 001010111 10 1100 010101 110101 1100101 110101 110101 010101 01 11110 110111 111111 010011101 110000111 110101 100 110 1010101 1010101 1010101 01010101 101010110 01101010 10101010 11101010 1000 101101 11111001 11110101 11010111 11110101 10 10010 1010001 001010 1010111 1110111 01
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 18
  • Lines: 48