This is an analysis of The Fisherman's Tomb by Sappho.
Over the fisher Pelagon Meniscus his father set
The oar worn by the wave, the trap, and the fishing net;--…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aabb
- Stanza lengths: 4,
- Metre: 100101001000101 0111010110101 11111100100100 0010100100100001
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 4
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