This is an analysis of A New Leaf by Ina D. Coolbrith.

Here’s the volume: stain nor blot
Mars a leaf to-day;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dadacc
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,
  • Metre: 10010111 10101 1110111 10001 1110111 1010001 0011101 00101 0110111 11101 1100011 1010001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 12

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