This is an analysis of Compensation by John Hay.
Pindar, the Theban, sang to Hieron
In Doric verse, rich as rough-hammered gold,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: Xaabbaabccdccd
- Stanza lengths: 14,
- Metre: 100101010 0101111101 00101011101 1111101111 0101010101 0101001111 1111110101 11011010101 1101010101 1101010011 01001010101 1001010111 0111011101 1001010101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 14
