This is an analysis of Inscription-For The Relief By Preston Powers by John Greenleaf Whittier.

The Eagle, stooping from yon snow-blown peaks,
For the wild hunter and the Bison seeks,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 0101001111 1011010101 0011011101 11010000101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4