This is an analysis of Numbers by Mary Cornish.

I like the generosity of numbers.
The way, for example,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXa dXaef bXgXc hhiai dchXd gXgeX bfX
  • Stanza lengths: 6,5,5,5,5,5,3,
  • Metre: 11010100010 011010 111001 1011100 11011001 110111 110111000010 1110111 0101011 10111 10001 1100001 0111 110101 01011 001 100100101 1010111 1101011 0101110 101 1110101010 10100111 11101 011001010 0110 111010001 101011010 11101 10100101010101 01010 11011101 10101001 1110010111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 34