This is an analysis of Evenfall At The Gate by Ina D. Coolbrith.

A rose-shot purple on the sunset hills,
And skies of golden fire;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXababXb
  • Stanza lengths: 8,
  • Metre: 0111010111 1101010 1011010101 0101101 0101011111 010101 1111010100 100101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 8