This is an analysis of A June Day by John Todhunter.

The very spirit of summer breathes to-day,
Here where I sun me in a dreamy mood,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbaacXaXc
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 01010010101 1111100101 1101011101 100101101101 0101000111 110010100101 11001011111 0101110111 1101000111 10001010111 1111110101 1101011111 1001000101 1001010001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14