This is an analysis of Longing by Ina D. Coolbrith.
O foolish wisdom sought in books!
O aimless fret of household tasks!…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aaba XcXc dcac cebe bfbf cded gbXbXdgbg
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Metre: 11010101 11010111 11110111 01011101 11011101 11010001 110010111 01010111 11110101 01111101 01010101 10010111 11010111 11010111 01111111 01010101 11110101 11110111 01110111 11110101 011101010 11010111 01010111 11110101 11010111 10010111 11111101 110111101 11011101 01011111 11011101 11011101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 8
- Lines: 32
Repeated words/phrases
o, and
Anaphora
o, the, and