This is an analysis of To R. K. by James Kenneth Stephen.

As long I dwell on some stupendous
And tremendous (Heaven defend us!)…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXXbcacadadaefefbgbg
  • Stanza lengths: 22,
  • Metre: 111111010 101010011 11010110 1000100 10101010 10 01101010 1111001 00111110 1110001 10111010 1010011 10111010 1110101 11110010 0010101 10101010 0010101 11101010 1010101 10101010 1010111
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 22