This is an analysis of Cupid Kissed Me by Ina D. Coolbrith.

Love and I, one summer day,
Took a walk together:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdXdAaXA eXedebebaaaA eeeefdgdaaaa fbfbgXcXAaaa
  • Stanza lengths: 12,12,12,12,
  • Metre: 1111101 101010 1110001 101010 1111101 111010 1110111 001010 1011101 111111 11111100 11011 1110111 111100 1110001 0111110 1010101 001110 1010101 100010 1011101 111111 1111101 11011 1100101 111111 1000101 1001010 1010111 111010 1110101 111010 1111101 111011 1010111 1011 1010101 101110 1111101 111010 1011111 1001100 1011100 101100 1011101 111111 1111111 11011
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 48