This is an analysis of Felipe by Ina D. Coolbrith.

Sharp are the thorns of the cactus path-
Aye, Felipe!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aBaXXcbcc dBdeefbff
  • Stanza lengths: 9,9,
  • Metre: 110100101 101 110100111 010100101 11100110 10110111 1001 0101 01 011110111 101 010010101 100110101 10100100101 10011101 0101 0101 01
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 18

Epiphora

long, fleet