This is an analysis of Lines.—i Cannot Sleep by Louisa Stuart Costello.

I cannot sleep—my nights glide on
In one unbroken thought of thee;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: a b a b a b a b c b cXb
  • Stanza lengths: 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
  • Metre: 11011111 01010101 11010111 11010101 11110101 110100101 11010111 11110111 111101110 11011100 110001110 01110111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 12
  • Lines: 12