This is an analysis of Felipe by Ina D. Coolbrith.
Sharp are the thorns of the cactus path-
Aye, Felipe!…
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