This is an analysis of The Celestial Surgeon by Robert Louis Stevenson.

IF I have faltered more or less
In my great task of happiness;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbccddeecc
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 01110111 01110100 01110111 111100101 01010101 11110101 11111101 11110101 11110101 11110101 11011001 11011101 01010101 10111100
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14