This is an analysis of Elizabeth by James Whitcomb Riley.

_May 1, 1891_.
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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X a BXccddeeXB X ffccggbXcb X bbhhddaabB
  • Stanza lengths: 1,1,10,1,10,1,10,
  • Metre: 111 1 01000100 01110100 110101001 110101101 11000111 01110111 110100101 01010101 101010111 01000100 1 01001101 01111011 11100001 00110001 11010101 10010101 111000101 0101010 01011101 11010100 1 11110100 10111101 11010011 010011100 0101011 10111101 11011101 11010101 01111111 01000100
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 34

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