This is an analysis of The First Cuckoo by Radclyffe Hall.

To-day I heard the cuckoo call.
Atop of Bredon Hill,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaXa bXaX bcXc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 01110111 010101 11110101 111111 10110101 101111 111110111 111001 11111101 1001001 11010111 010111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12