This is an analysis of The Dewdrop by Joseph Skipsey.

AH, be not vain. In yon flower-bell,
As rare a pearl, did I appear,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 101101101 11010101 11010101 01010101 11110101 01111001 10010001 11010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8

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