This is an analysis of The Nuns And The Lilies by Lesbia Harford.

The lilies in the garden walk
Are out today.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXbXcddcabXbefXXffe
  • Stanza lengths: 22,
  • Metre: 01000101 1101 01110110 0111 11010101 1101 11010101 1111 11101100 1010100 110101011101 01000101 1101 11010101 0101 11111101 0100 11111101 1101 11110100 10010100 1011110101101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 22