This is an analysis of Nessmuk by James Whitcomb Riley.
I hail thee, Nessmuk, for the lofty tone
Yet simple grace that marks thy poetry!…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aXbaabb aacaXXc
- Stanza lengths: 7,7,
- Metre: 1111010101 1101111100 1100111100 10010011111 1011010111 01010010011 1111011111 1100011111 01001010101 1101110101 1111010101 1111010101 1111010101 0111111111
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 2
- Lines: 14
Repeated words/phrases
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