This is an analysis of Slowly: a plainsong from an older woman to a younger woman by Judy Grahn.

am I not olden olden olden
it is unwanted.…

Browse poems by Judy Grahn

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ab caa aa bcda deec fa Da a cgg eecc ccaa c Da a cfdd Xf
  • Stanza lengths: 2,3,2,4,4,2,2,1,3,4,4,1,2,1,4,2,
  • Metre: 111101010 00010 1010 11110 1010 111101010 111101110 1111 1010 11110 1010 11110 1010 11110 1010 11110 1010 000110 010100110 00010 1010 11110 1010 11110 1010 11110 1010 11110 1010 11110 1010 100111110 000110 111100110 00010 1010 11110 10 10 111101111 01110
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 16
  • Lines: 41

Repeated words/phrases

olden, i, not

Anaphora

am

Anadiplosis

over