This is an analysis of To Mary Who Died In This Opinion by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

I.
Maiden, quench the glare of sorrow…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXbcbc Xdedeffff Xgfgfghgh
  • Stanza lengths: 9,9,9,
  • Metre: 1 10101010 10001101 101011 0010100 10111010 11011111 1111010 110100111 1 1001010 11110101 10111010 0011110 111011 10111110 111111 10101010 1 0101110 1011111 1101010 1100101 1111110 11011101 01101010 1110101
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 27