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

The waning moon was up; the stars
Were faint, and very few;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cdXd Xaca
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 01011101 011101 01010101 010101 01010101 110101 11010001 00101 01111011 110100 01110111 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12