This is an analysis of Evening Song by Jean Toomer.

Full moon rising on the waters of my heart,
Lakes and moon and fires,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abba cddcXabba
  • Stanza lengths: 4,9,
  • Metre: 11101010011 111110 110 100101 1000101010101 1001101 11 110101 11101010101001 100100011 11 110111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12