This is an analysis of In The Harbour: Prelude by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

As treasures that men seek,
Deep buried in sea-sands,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef ghgh
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 110111 110011 100111 1011101 110111 111101 1010111 0010111 001101 010101 100101 101101 111101 110101 1100011 101101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16