This is an analysis of September On Cape Ann by Madison Julius Cawein.

The partridge-berry flecks with flame the way
That leads to ferny hollows where the bee…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaXXabccbcc
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 0101010101 1101010101 1101010101 10110000101 1001110101 1011011100 1001110100 11001100001 0101010111 1001110111 01110100101 1101000101 0101110101 1101010001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14