This is an analysis of Watcher, The by Ina D. Coolbrith.

O solitary watcher on the height,
What holds the world for thee, a-near or far?…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 1101010101 1101110111 111111111 11011101001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4