This is an analysis of Reveille by John Hay.

Fly, poppied drowse, away!
Across the marshes sweep,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 110101 010101 1001010111 111101 010101 10010010 1011100111 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8