This is an analysis of The Mother Moon by Louisa May Alcott.

THE moon upon the wide sea
Placidly looks down,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abcbcaXabdXd bacaXaXaXdcd
  • Stanza lengths: 12,12,
  • Metre: 0101011 10011 100011 10101 111010 111101 1111010 10010111 1101111 010111 11101010 01111 1010101 111101 1010101 1010101 11010010 111101 110110 110111 1101110 110101 1000101 10111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 24