This is an analysis of The Flower. by Robert Crawford.

I.
The flower in its own scent breathes till it dies…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XabacdcdbdcebeeXfXfaXaebecgcggXehehicififdfdd
  • Stanza lengths: 45,
  • Metre: 1 01000111101 1001010110 1101110101 1010010101 11001000101 01010111001 0101110011 100110010010 10001110011 1001010101 0111010111 10110100110 0011010101 11100100111 1 0101110111 0101010110 11110101001 0011101101 1001001010110 1111010101 0011001001 0101011110 1011011110 0101110011 1011010001 1011111111 0101010111 1111110111 1 1100100111 11110011111 0001000111 11001011101 1101011111 110110111101 1001010111 0001010011 1100101101 0101010011 10100010111 11010011111 1010100100111 1010111101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 45

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