This is an analysis of I Have To Make A Soul For One by Lesbia Harford.

I have to make a soul for one
Who lost his soul in childhood's hour.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXaXa
  • Stanza lengths: 8,
  • Metre: 11010111 110101010 10111101 01110 11110111 01010111 11110101 1101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 8