This is an analysis of California Year, The by Ina D. Coolbrith.

All the long summer, hill and valley wide
Crimson with roses, gold with poppies’ glow;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 1011011101 1001010101 1101110101 1101010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4

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