This is an analysis of Pigeon Post by Katharine Lee Bates.

White wing, white wing,
Lily of the air,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 1111 10001 1111 11101 1111 10101 1111 10101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8