This is an analysis of A Rhyme Of Death's Inn by Lizette Woodworth Reese.

A rhyme of good Death's inn!
   My love came to that door;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXb XXaX aXbb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 010011 111011 11110101 111011 11110101 10011011 1011101011 1111110 11010001 10101010 11110101 111111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12