This is an analysis of Sea-Shell, The by Ina D. Coolbrith.

“And love will stay-a summer’s day! ”
A long wave rippled up the strand;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcaca dedebaba
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,
  • Metre: 11010101 01110101 11011101 11011101 11011111 11110101 01010111 010101 11110111 110111010 11010111 1101010 11110101 11011101 01010101 110001
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 16

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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