This is an analysis of The Sun-Dial At Wells College by Henry Van Dyke.

The shadow by my finger cast
Divides the future from the past:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdd
  • Stanza lengths: 8,
  • Metre: 01111101 01010001 010101110 010101110 01010001 010101101 110010011 01110111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 8