This is an analysis of Lassitude by Mathilde Blind.

I laid me down beside the sea,
Endless in blue monotony;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXaa bbcc ddaa eeaa
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11110101 10010100 01010001 010111001 01010101 11011101 11000101 01010111 01010101 11110001 10111111 11110101 01110001 11000001 10010111 11011101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16