This is an analysis of Rubies by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

They brought me rubies from the mine,
And held them to the sun;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa baXa cbcX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11110001 110001 111110101 010111 11011101 010101 111111001 1101001 110011101 010101 11110101 111101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12

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