This is an analysis of Marah by Ina D. Coolbrith.
“The song were sweeter and better
If only the thought were glad.”…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: ababacac adadXeXe fgfghihi Xdddhchc
- Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,8,
- Metre: 01010110 0100101 010010010 01001111 010011010 11001001 1110011010 01011001 1111111010 001001100 1111010010 01101001 110110010 11011011 1110011010 01001101 110010010 111001101 1110010110 11011011 111110011 111001011 110110011 11001011 0010011000 01001001 110111010 11011011 110110011 110011001 111110011 01011001
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 32
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