This is an analysis of Thy Form Is Lovely by Sappho.

Thy form is lovely and thine eyes are honeyed,
O'er thy face the pale…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: Xaabbb
  • Stanza lengths: 6,
  • Metre: 110101111100 101101 11011101 1011 0011 01110101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 6