This is an analysis of The Bobolink by John Burroughs.
Daisies, clover, buttercup,
Redtop, trefoil, meadowsweet,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aXab cccc cbcb bdbd
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 1010101 1010100 01010101 11010101 11101010 1111101 11011101 01011111 1110101 10101001 1110101 01001101 1111101 1011101 100111001 110111011
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 16
