This is an analysis of Judith by James Whitcomb Riley.

O her eyes are amber-fine--
Dark and deep as wells of wine,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbccXXccddeXbbccXXbbbe
  • Stanza lengths: 26,
  • Metre: 1011101 1111101 1010101 1000101 0110101 00101001 0111101 0111101 0110001 0010100 1010101 1010101 0110101 1110001 0110101 10100100 1110011 0110111 1011001 1110101 10100100 101001001 1110111 0110101 1110111 1110100
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 26

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