This is an analysis of The Violet by Jane Taylor.

Down in a green and shady bed,
A modest violet grew;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd eaea bXbX
  • Stanza lengths: 8,4,4,
  • Metre: 10011101 0101001 01110101 100101 110101010 010111 011101010 010101 11011001 010101 11010101 010101 11100101 0101001 11110101 010100
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 16

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