This is an analysis of A Fantasy by Sara Teasdale.

Her voice is like clear water
That drips upon a stone…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa Xbbb bcbc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 0101110 110101 0101110 110101 0111010 011101 0101010 110111 0101010 111101 0101010 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12