This is an analysis of Rumour by Joseph Skipsey.
ELF Rumour? Ay, the airy fay,
That treads the air unseen by any;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abXb Xcac
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,
- Metre: 11010101 110101110 01010101 110101110 01111111 111001010 11111111 010101110
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 2
- Lines: 8