This is an analysis of Mortal Poems by Lesbia Harford.

I think each year should bring
Little fresh songs…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababXbXbX
  • Stanza lengths: 9,
  • Metre: 111111 1011 110001 1111010 1011 11110 1011000 1001 0100
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 9