This is an analysis of To My Enemy by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

Let those who will of friendship sing,
And to its guerdon grateful be,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abac ddbd XeXe XbXb fcfc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11100101 10010100 11010101 01111100 11010111 11111101 11011111 11011101 11111101 11111101 11010111 01010011 110101010 11111001 11010110 01010101 11110111 01011100 11110101 01111100
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 20