This is an analysis of Cleis by Sappho.
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Structure
- Rhyme scheme: Xabc defXXe gbhcgeedfb Xadhc Xb
- Stanza lengths: 4,6,10,5,2,
- Metre: 110 1101 101 110 1010 10 110 1110 1001 1010 111101 111010 110100 11111 11 1110 111100 101010 100111 001101 1101 01 1101001 10111 111110 10 110
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 6
- Lines: 29