This is an analysis of Nocturne by Louise Imogen Guiney.
The sun that hurt his lovers from on high
Is fallen; she more merciful is nigh,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aabaca bbXbcb
- Stanza lengths: 6,6,
- Metre: 0111010011 0101110001 011110101 1101010101 01110101010 0101010101 11010111001 0101010101 1101111101 11000100101 11001101100 1111010111
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 2
- Lines: 12