This is an analysis of Dirge For The Year by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

I.
Orphan Hours, the Year is dead,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abcbcdd Xeaeabb Xfbfbff Xghghff
  • Stanza lengths: 7,7,7,7,
  • Metre: 1 10100101 111111 1010101 1010101 10110010 10101010 1 1111101 0010001 1110111 1011101 1010101 1110001 1 1011111 01110001 1010111 1010111 100101001 0110101 1 1010101 1010101 1010101 1011111 110111110 10011010
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 28