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

I: ‘Whose Name Was Writ In Water’
Too high he soared above his multitude-…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X abab X cccc
  • Stanza lengths: 1,4,1,4,
  • Metre: 11111010 1111010101 1001010101 0111010011 0100101 1110 1111101101 10011011001 0101110111 1001110100
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 10