This is an analysis of Scarabæus Sisyphus by Mathilde Blind.
I've watched thee, Scarab! Yea, an hour in vain
I've watched thee, slowly toiling up the hill,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abbaabba Xcdcdc
- Stanza lengths: 8,6,
- Metre: 11110111001 1111010101 1011010111 0101001101 1111110111 0111001101 1101010100 1101110101 1011111101 1101010111 011110100 0100110001 1111010100 1110000101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 2
- Lines: 14
Repeated words/phrases
thee
Anaphora
i've
