This is an analysis of June At Woodruff by James Whitcomb Riley.

Out at Woodruff Place--afar
From the city's glare and jar,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccaa ccddccee ddbbffff ddgghhdd aXdXbbdX ccbXaaee
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Metre: 1110101 0010111 0010101 0010101 0011111 1010001 0010101 1011101 1010011 0010001 1011111 1111111 1010101 1011001 1111011 1010101 1010101 1011111 10010101 1011101 1010111 1011101 1011111 1010101 1110101 1010001 1001111 0110111 1011101 1110111 1111101 0011100 10101001 1111100 1011101 1010110 1010111 0010101 1111101 11100100 101101 1000100 1100111 1010110 1111001 1111101 1011101 1011101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 48