This is an analysis of Once On A Golden Day by Mathilde Blind.

Once on a golden day,
In the golden month of May,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaab ccXb ddXb eeeb XbbfXffff
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 110101 0010101 111101 101010 111101 100101 110110 1010010 110110 101111 101100 11010 1001110 1111010 1001010 11010 111100 111101 110111 1010 100111 101101 100101 11110
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24